1. Golden Rules

  1. Lieutenant Colonel Rob Russell MB, BS, MRCP(UK), FCEM, DipIMCRCSEd, RAMC Clinical Lead (Emergency and Critical Care) Consultant Senior Lecturer1,2,3,
  2. Colonel Timothy J Hodgetts CBE, QHP, MMEd, MBA, CMgr, FRCP, FRCSEd, FCEM, FIMCRCSEd, FIHM, FCMI, FRGS, L/RAMC Professor Consultant3,4,5,
  3. Colonel Peter F Mahoney OBE, TD, MSc, FRCA, L/RAMC Defence Professor Consultant5,6,
  4. Nicholas Castle MSc, DipIMCRCSEd, RGN, SRPara Nurse Consultant Honorary Research Fellow7,8

Published Online: 18 NOV 2010

DOI: 10.1002/9781444329681.ch1

Book Title

Disaster Rules

Disaster Rules

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How to Cite

Russell, L. C. R., Hodgetts, C. T. J., Mahoney, C. P. F. and Castle, N. (2010) Golden Rules, in Disaster Rules, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444329681.ch1

Author Information

  1. 1

    Emergency Medicine, Peterborough, and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK

  2. 2

    Military Emergency Medicine, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, UK

  3. 3

    Emergency Medicine, University of Birmingham, UK

  4. 4

    College of Emergency Medicine, UK

  5. 5

    University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK

  6. 6

    Royal College of Anaesthetists, UK

  7. 7

    Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK

  8. 8

    Durban University of Technology, Republic of South Africa

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 18 NOV 2010
  2. Published Print: 24 NOV 2010

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405193788

Online ISBN: 9781444329681

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Keywords:

  • Golden Rules;
  • Every incident is different, but the solutions are the same;
  • Prior planning and preparation prevents poor performance;
  • Second Afghan War (1878–1881);
  • The Fall of Singapore;
  • Disasters do not respect borders - cross-border agreements must be in place;
  • Children can get hurt too;
  • Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Rule 1: Every incident is different, but the solutions are the same

  • Rule 2: Prior planning and preparation prevents poor performance

  • Rule 3: When exercising, start small and build up

  • Rule 4: No plan ever survives first contact with the enemy

  • Rule 5: Disasters do not respect borders: cross-border agreements must be in place

  • Rule 6: Children can get hurt too

  • References

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