Department of Surgery, NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, 222 Station Plaza North, Suite 300, Mineola, NY, 11501, USA.
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2021 Oct;47(5):1343-1349. doi: 10.1007/s00068-021-01717-w. Epub 2021 Jun 5.
A high number of fatalities can occur during major disasters or during events like the COVID-19 pandemic. In a natural disaster, the dead must be removed from disaster sites while rescue work is in progress; otherwise, the health and safety of the community are threatened. The COVID-19 pandemic is analogous to a natural disaster with mass casualties where the disaster sites are hospitals with morgues that are overwhelmed. As the number of the deceased rise rapidly and hospital morgues are at their full capacity, hospitals use what is called a Body Collection Point (BCP). BCP is defined as a temporary refrigeration unit used to store decedents until transport is arranged. Decedents should always be handled in a manner denoting respect, and provisions and management of resources should be properly mobilized to ensure this. Contingency plans must be created to prepare for worsening of the disaster that further overwhelms the capacity of the health care systems.
在重大灾害或 COVID-19 等事件中，可能会有大量人员死亡。在自然灾害中，必须在救援工作进行的同时将死者从灾区中移走；否则，社区的健康和安全将受到威胁。COVID-19 大流行类似于大规模伤亡的自然灾害，受灾地点是停尸房不堪重负的医院。随着死亡人数的迅速增加，医院太平间已经满负荷运转，医院开始使用所谓的尸体收集点（BCP）。BCP 被定义为用于临时冷藏死者的设备，直到安排好运输。处理死者时，始终应表示尊重，并应适当调动资源的供应和管理来确保这一点。必须制定应急计划，为灾难进一步加剧、医疗系统不堪重负做好准备。
