The Great Belt train accident: the emergency medical services response.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Major incidents (MI) are rare occurrences in Scandinavia. Literature depicting Scandinavian MI management is scarce and case reports and research is called for. In 2019, a trailer falling off a freight train struck a passing high-speed train on the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark, killing eight people instantly and injuring fifteen people. We aim to describe the emergency medical services (EMS) response to this MI and evaluate adherence to guidelines to identify areas of improvement for future MI management.

Case presentation

Nineteen EMS units were dispatched to the incident site. Ambulances transported fifteen patients to a trauma centre after evacuation. Deceased patients were pronounced life-extinct on-scene. Radio communication was partly compromised, since 38.9

SUBMITTER: Hansen PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8461896 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature