GOLDEN HOUR:
"If a critical trauma patient is not given definite medical care within one hour from the time of accident, chances of his ultimate recovery reduces drastically, even with the best of Medical attention thereafter.
This first one hour period from the time of accident is generally known as The Golden Hour." During the Golden Hour period every effort should be made :
i. To Render definite medical care to the extent possible preferably by qualified medical practitioners.
ii. To Stop bleeding and restore Blood Pressure.
iii. To Ensure that persons under shock should be relieved of shock immediately.
iv. To Transport INJURED to the nearest hospital so as to reach within this Golden Hour period.
For being effective, any Disaster Management system should aim at recovering as many critical patients as possible and rushing them to hospital within this period.
