Objective To discuss how to improve organization and management of first-aid nursing during the rescue work. Methods Data about the wounded patients in the Emergency Department of our hospital were collected from 12 to 21 May, 2008. The relevant information concerning the interventions and effects of the organization of first-aid nursing was analyzed. Results In the first ten days after the quake, 1 766 wounded patients were received and treated in the Emergency Department. The results of post-evaluation showed that the rescue work was successful including the first-aid path, rationality of the rescuer dispatch, management of the medical resources, collection of the patients information, and high-quality nursing. Conclusion Effective organization and management of first-aid nursing guarantee the rescue work.
During the medical rescue of Wenchuan earthquake, the Nursing Department of West China Hospital of Sichuan University immediately initiated the emergency response plan, reasonably dispatched nurses of the medical teams from West China Hospital, other provinces and foreign countries. Meanwhile, the Nursing Department set up the medical team for emergency treatment, provided the basic information of the wounded, established the flow of rapid registration and rapid preview, formulated and optimized the flow of the admission of the wounded, and improved the flow of information-collecting. What’s more, the nursing department adjusted the current work according to the situation of hospitalization of the wounded in different stages to ensure the efficient running of medical rescue. Moreover, the routine nursing practice was also maintained and none of the inpatients other than those from the disaster area got involved in any unexpected accident.