US Airways Flight 1549 Hudson River crash: The New Jersey experience

Authors

  • Mark A. Merlin, DO, EMT-P, FACEP
  • Joshua Bucher, BA, EMT-B
  • Henry P. Cortacans, MAS, CEM, NREMT-P

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/ajdm.2009.0029

Keywords:

disaster, plane crash, EMS, prehospital, mass casualty

Abstract

The authors review the preparation, implementation, and management of the US Airways Flight 1549 Hudson River crash. This is a review of the experience of NJ.The state planning that created the ability to execute the treatment of patients from time of impact in the river until debriefing is reviewed.

Author Biographies

Mark A. Merlin, DO, EMT-P, FACEP

Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Medical Director, NJ EMS Task Force, Medical Director, NJ EMS/Disaster Medicine Fellowship, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Joshua Bucher, BA, EMT-B

Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pensylvannia.

Henry P. Cortacans, MAS, CEM, NREMT-P

State Planner, Urban Areas Securities Initiative, EMS Task Force, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

References

Available at www.emsresponder.com/web/online/April-2009-Resource-Guide/NJs-EMS-Sign-Landmark-Port-Security-Plan/28$9217. Accessed July 3, 2009.

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Published

07/01/2009

How to Cite

Merlin, DO, EMT-P, FACEP, M. A., J. Bucher, BA, EMT-B, and H. P. Cortacans, MAS, CEM, NREMT-P. “US Airways Flight 1549 Hudson River Crash: The New Jersey Experience”. American Journal of Disaster Medicine, vol. 4, no. 4, July 2009, pp. 189-91, doi:10.5055/ajdm.2009.0029.

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 4 (2009): July/August

Section

Editorial

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