A coordinated emergency response: A color dust explosion at a 2015 concert in Taiwan

C.-C. Yang and C.-L. Shih

American Journal of Public Health, 2016, vol. 106, issue 9, 1582-1585

Abstract: In June 2015, nearly 500 concert attendees suffered injuries from smoke inhalation and severe burns following a color-dust explosion at a waterpark in Taiwan. Wereport on the progressions of the incident and government responses, share crossdepartmental mobilization and case management lessons, and reflect on clinical and complex policy issues emerged. The timely and coordinated emergency responses, a high-quality universal health care system, and dedicated clinicians voluntarily working overtime resulted in an unprecedented 2.4% mortality rate (international statistics predicted 26.8%).

Keywords: dust, Blast Injuries; Burns; dust; emergency health service; emergency treatment; explosion; female; human; male; mass disaster; mortality; organization and management; public policy; Smoke Inhalation Injury; Taiwan; young adult, Blast Injuries; Burns; Dust; Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Treatment; Explosions; Female; Humans; Male; Mass Casualty Incidents; Public Policy; Smoke Inhalation Injury; Taiwan; Young Adult (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303261

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