Abstract
On Jan 13, 1982, at approximately 4:00 PM, Air Florida's flight 90 jet, a Boeing 737-222, took off from Washington (DC) National Airport during what was described as a "blinding snowstorm," crashed into the northbound span of the 14th Street Bridge, and plunged into the Potomac River. By nightfall, five of the 76 passengers had been rushed to area hospitals; 71 remained unaccounted for. Meanwhile, at around 4:30 PM that same day, near the Federal Triangle station in the city's downtown district, a crowded Metro subway train derailed, leaving three persons dead and at least 22 injured (<i>Washington Post</i>, Jan 14, 1982). The coupling of these accidents tested the city's disaster plan. Mentioned in the manual used for the American College of Emergency Physicians' (ACEP), Dallas, "Medical Management and Planning for Disasters" course are several problems that supposedly confronted officials coping with these events. One was communication. Many of the
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