TY - JOUR
T1 - Utstein-Style Template for Uniform Data Reporting of Acute Medical Response in Disasters
AU - Debacker, Michel
AU - Hubloue, Ives
AU - Dhondt, Erwin
AU - Rockenschaub, Gerald
AU - Rüter, Anders
AU - Codreanu, Tudor
AU - Koenig, Kristi L.
AU - Schultz, Carl
AU - Peleg, Kobi
AU - Halpern, Pinchas
AU - Stratton, Samuel
AU - della Corte, Francesco
AU - Delooz, Herman
AU - Ingrassia, Pier Luigi
AU - Colombo, Davide
AU - Castrèn, Maaret
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Background: In 2003, the Task Force on Quality Control of Disaster Management (WADEM) published guidelines for evaluation and research on health disaster management and recommended the development of a uniform data reporting tool. Standardized and complete reporting of data related to disaster medical response activities will facilitate the interpretation of results, comparisons between medical response systems and quality improvement in the management of disaster victims. Methods: Over a two-year period, a group of 16 experts in the fields of research, education, ethics and operational aspects of disaster medical management from 8 countries carried out a consensus process based on a modified Delphi method and Utstein-style technique. Results: The EMDM Academy Consensus Group produced an Utstein-style template for uniform data reporting of acute disaster medical response, including 15 data elements with indicators, that can be used for both research and quality improvement. Conclusion: It is anticipated that the Utstein-style template will enable better and more accurate completion of reports on disaster medical response and contribute to further scientific evidence and knowledge related to disaster medical management in order to optimize medical response system interventions and to improve outcomes of disaster victims.
AB - Background: In 2003, the Task Force on Quality Control of Disaster Management (WADEM) published guidelines for evaluation and research on health disaster management and recommended the development of a uniform data reporting tool. Standardized and complete reporting of data related to disaster medical response activities will facilitate the interpretation of results, comparisons between medical response systems and quality improvement in the management of disaster victims. Methods: Over a two-year period, a group of 16 experts in the fields of research, education, ethics and operational aspects of disaster medical management from 8 countries carried out a consensus process based on a modified Delphi method and Utstein-style technique. Results: The EMDM Academy Consensus Group produced an Utstein-style template for uniform data reporting of acute disaster medical response, including 15 data elements with indicators, that can be used for both research and quality improvement. Conclusion: It is anticipated that the Utstein-style template will enable better and more accurate completion of reports on disaster medical response and contribute to further scientific evidence and knowledge related to disaster medical management in order to optimize medical response system interventions and to improve outcomes of disaster victims.
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U2 - 10.1371/4f6cf3e8df15a
DO - 10.1371/4f6cf3e8df15a
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84867467949
SN - 2157-3999
JO - PLoS Currents
JF - PLoS Currents
M1 - e4f6cf3e8df15a
ER -