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  • Disaster medicine
  • Global health
  • Emergency medical services

Background:

  • Disaster relief must evolve from charity to a professional, outcome-oriented approach.
  • Practicing medicine in disaster and conflict zones presents unique challenges like resource scarcity and unpredictability.
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners aim to enhance disaster response systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish common standards for Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) in resource-constrained disaster and conflict environments.
  • To provide guidance for the management of limb injuries in disaster and conflict settings.
  • To support the professionalization of disaster and conflict medical response.

Main Methods:

  • Collaboration between WHO EMT Secretariat, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
  • Development of a guide based on expert consensus and literature review.
  • An iterative process to address open questions in disaster medicine.

Main Results:

  • A free, open-access guide for national and international EMTs on managing limb injuries in disasters and conflicts.
  • The guide is integrated into the EMT training and verification system.
  • The resource is being distributed to ICRC field teams.

Conclusions:

  • The guide promotes standardized, safe, and effective care for victims of disasters and conflicts.
  • This initiative contributes to the professionalization of disaster and conflict response.
  • The work aims to improve patient outcomes in future humanitarian crises.