SMART INCIDENT COMMAND HELPS SAVE LIVES IN LONDON
Released: Friday, August 12, 2005

Dublin, OH – August 12, 2005.  The Smart Incident Command System which provides a complete range of specialist triage and incident management solutions was at the leading edge of response in London last month.  This System helped first responders efficiently manage victims in the aftermath of the London bombings.

Well over 750 people are known to have been injured or died in the devastating events that shocked the capital.  The Smart Incident Command System was utilized by the London Ambulance Service as their well-rehearsed disaster plan went into action.  In what has been recognized as a highly efficient rescue operation, hundreds of injured were taken to six London hospitals by fleets of ambulances as the incident unfolded.

At the scene, and later in the emergency room, victims were divided into those urgently needing help and those with injuries that were not deemed to be life threatening. The most critically injured individuals were treated at the scene before being taken to hospital by ambulance.  Those less severely injured were transported to the hospital by voluntary ambulances and even double-decker buses.

A London Ambulance Service spokesman confirmed the importance of triage in dealing with such large numbers of victims.  “These were people who had difficulty in breathing or persistent chest pains, those who had stopped breathing or who had received traumatic injuries.”  With the support of a fleet of voluntary ambulances, London Ambulance Service was able to concentrate on the triage and treatment of the large numbers of victims at the scene.

The Smart Incident Command System has also been successfully and extensively used by British military and civilian services, and has been integrated into the New York State disaster preparedness plan since 9-11.  It is the standard triage and incident management solution in high-risk regions worldwide.

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Bound Tree Medical is a national distributor of medical equipment and supplies to the pre-hospital marketplace. The company markets its products through a national sales force to EMS providers, fire departments, hospitals, colleges and universities throughout the U.S. The company employs approximately 260 people and has facilities in New Hampshire, Ohio, Mississippi, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Arizona, and California.