**Scenario**

After an accident near your centre, there are 120 injured at the site. A sum of 40 severely injured victims require all emergency resources at the major hospital's surgery and intensive care units. Another 40 people are at immediate risk of inhalation injuries and must be under observation with intubation readiness (creating free airways by inserting a tube through the mouth and then into the airway) for the next few hours. Some people also have burn and splinter injuries. The last 40 patients have minor injuries and can be treated either at a hospital or at another unit.

## **A. Primary care**/**Health**

#### **If your centre is sta** ff**ed adequately when the event occurs, how can you help?**

You can receive the less injured from the incident.

You can receive serious injured from the event for physiological stabilization pending further transport to major hospitals.

You can relieve the hospital emergency departments by receiving other emergency cases, not related to the incident. Your health care sta ff can connect to the hospital for reinforcement.

You can can o ffer resources, e.g., space, instrument, material.

Your centre can handle minor surgical procedures, suture wound injuries, plaster uncomplicated fractures, etc. Your centre can handle medical patients.

Your centre can o ffer psychosocial support to patients and sta ff.

Your centre can coordinate transport for patients to the home.

Your centre cannot help.
