Abstract
Background: In 2003, the Task Force on Quality Control of Disaster Management (WADEM) published guidelines for evaluation and research on health di saster management and recommended the development of a uniform data reporting tool. Standardized and complete reporting of data related to disaster medi cal response activities will facilitate the interpretat ion 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, ed ucation, 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 disast er medical response, including 15 data elements wit h indicators, that can be used for both research and quality improvement. Conclusion: It is anticipated that the Utstein-style template will enable better and m ore accurate completion of reports on disaster medi cal response and contribute to further scientific evide nce 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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