美国灾害医疗救援队(United States disaster medical assistance team,US-DMAT)是由专业医疗人员组成的救援组织,在人为灾难、自然灾害或其他事件中快速反应,提供医疗服务,减轻伤亡。美国目前有80支US-DMAT,分布横贯美国的战略性要地。US-DMAT主要有4项功能:(1)搜索和营救;(2)分诊和初级医疗救护;(3)提供确定性医疗救护,增援当地已超载的医疗机构;(4)后送。 The United States disaster medical assistance team (US-DMAT) is a rescue organization of medical professionals that responds rapidly to man-made disasters, natural disasters or other incidents to provide medical services and reduce casualties. There are currently 80 US-DMATs in the United States, which are strategically located across the United States. There are four main functions of US-DMAT: (1) searching and rescuing; (2) triage and primary medical care; (3) providing definitive medical aid to reinforce the overloaded medical institutions; and (4) evacuation.