1. MASS CASUALTY-ORGANISATION, CROATIAN EXPERIENCE Tanja Pekez-Pavlisko, MD

2. Protection and rescue law – Article 3 “Disaster” is every natural or other event, in the Republic of Croatia, which with its course or intensity or unexpectancy endangers the helth, human lives, property and environment.

3. BYLAW OF ORGANIZATION OF PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE Article 31. Pre-hospital emergency service is organized to serve as health protection in special conditions (events of extraordinary conditions, disaster and epidemics) in coordination with the Critical headquarters of Ministry of Health. Article 32. Pre-hospital emergency service on sports events and other mass gatherings is carried out in accordance tothe Agreement duly signed between the Organizer of the event and Emergency Hospital Unit or General Hospital.

4. WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION Masovna nesreća je događaj gdje dolazi do ozljeđivanja/oboljevanja većeg broja pacijenata koje lokalni raspoloživi resursi ne mogu zbrinuti rutinskom procedurom i za što su potrebna dodatna sredstva i ljudstvo Može se također definirati: svaki događaj koji rezultira brojem žrtava dovoljnim da onemogući redovito djelovanje hitne i ostalih zdravstvenih službi (PAHO/WHO 2001)

5. BYLAW OF ORGANIZATION OF PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE Education – medical doctors: Mass casualties and chemical disasters: 1 hour theory and 1 hour practice Education – medical nurses/techniciens: Mass casualties and chemical disasters: 2 hours theory and 2 hours practice Education - drivers: Mass casualties and chemical disastera: 2 hours theory and 2 hours practice

6. BYLAW OF ORGANIZATION OF PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE THE BYLAW DOES NOT SPECIFY WHICH EQUIPMENT IS TO BE USED IN EVENT OF MASS DISASTER EXCEPT FOR THE TRIAGE TAG

7. BYLAW OF ORGANIZATION OF PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE

8. WHAT IS MASS CASUALTY IN CROATIA In Zagreb  10 teams with medical doctors  More than 15 teams of Transportation Service Kutina Sisak Novska Ploče Metković 1 team with medical doctor One Transportation service (daytime)

9. COMMUNICATION Successful response depends not only on the condition of the Emergency Unit, but also on the condition of other interventional services and their communication

10. WHAT TO DO Agree and set up a list of equipment to be used for intervention, communication and transport – SIMPLY IF WE ASSUME THERE ARE AVAILABLE FOUNDS Staff training of all intervention services and volunteers –LONGLASTING AND DIFFICULT TASK

11. EDUCATION MORE THAN 350 MEDICAL DOCTORS AND TECHINICIENS PASSED THE BASIC ITLS COURSE FINANCED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH

12. EDUCATION OF ALL MEDICAL DOCTORS IN THE PRE- HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE AND FAMILY DOCTORS IN THE RURAL AREAS EDUCATION OF OTHER TEAMS INVOLVED IN CASUALTY EVENTS

13. EDUCATION OF ALL MEMBERS OF INTERVENTION SERVICES: FIRE BRIGADE, POLICE MEMBERS OF RED CROSS ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS MENTIONED IN THE BYLAW

14. HOW WE CAN LEARN

15. PROJECT CARRIERS CROATIAN SOCIETY FOR DISASTER MEDICINE URGENT MEDICINE ASSOCIATION PANNONIAN CROATIA