A Coordinated Emergency Response: A Color Dust Explosion at a 2015 Concert in Taiwan

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. We report on the progressions of the incident and government responses, share cross-departmental mobilization and case management lessons, an...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2016-09, Vol.106 (9), p.1582-1585
Main Authors: Yang, Chih-Ching, Shih, Chung-Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AJPH Practice
Blast Injuries - etiology
Blast Injuries - mortality
Burns - etiology
Burns - mortality
Case management
Cities
Concerts
Dust
Earthquakes
Emergency medical care
Emergency Medical Services - organization & administration
Emergency preparedness
Emergency Treatment
Explosions
Female
Government
Health Administration
Health care policy
Health insurance
Health Policy
Hospitalization
Humans
Injuries
Injury/Emergency Care/Violence
Intensive care
Male
Mass casualty incidents
Mass Casualty Incidents - mortality
Medical personnel
Mortality
National health insurance
Post traumatic stress disorder
Public health
Public Policy
Smoke Inhalation Injury - etiology
Smoke Inhalation Injury - mortality
Supplies
Taiwan
Young Adult
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Summary: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. We report on the progressions of the incident and government responses, share cross-departmental 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%).
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2016.303261