Publications by authors named "V K Chaang"
Time Pattern of Presentation of Victims of High-Speed Passenger Ferry Mass Casualty Incidents to the Emergency Department.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study examined mass casualty incidents involving high-speed passenger ferries in Hong Kong from 2005 to 2015, focusing on victim arrival patterns in emergency departments.
- It found that seriously injured victims (Injury Severity Score ≥ 9) arrived at emergency departments faster than those with minor injuries, influenced by factors such as evacuation methods and distance to medical facilities.
- The research concluded that the expected dual-wave phenomenon (initial minor injuries followed by severe cases) did not occur, emphasizing the importance of effective communication for timely resource allocation in emergencies.
Diagnosing influenza in children aged 5 years and under can be challenging because of their difficulty in verbalizing symptoms. This study aimed to explore the value of the triage heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), and temperature, either alone or when combined with individual symptoms and signs, in predicting influenza infection in this age group.This was a retrospective study covering 4 influenza seasons from 2017 to 2019 in an emergency department (ED) in Hong Kong.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Despite its continued use in many low-volume emergency departments (EDs), 3-level triage systems have not been extensively studied, especially on live triage cases. We have modified from the Australasian Triage Scale and developed a 3-level triage scale, and sought to evaluate its validity, reliability, and over- and under-triage rates in real patient encounters in our setting.
Method: This was a cross-sectional study in a single ED with 24,000 attendances per year.
Background: Accidents involving high-speed passenger ferries have the potential to cause mass-casualty incidents (MCIs), yet there is a lack of relevant studies available to inform hospital disaster preparedness planning.
Objective: The objective was to study the injury patterns and outcomes of MCI victims involved in high-speed passenger ferry accidents in Hong Kong waters.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2015.