Laboratory medicine in the field of emergency medicine and disaster medicine--Old-And-New tools of emergency medical service
Okumura, T.; Hisaoka, T.; Yamada, A.; Tomita, Y.; Naito, T.; Isonuma, H.; Sekiya, S.; Danbara, T.; Hayashida, Y.
Rinsho Byori. Japanese Journal of Clinical Pathology 52(6): 518-521
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0047-1860 PMID: 15283165 Document Number: 575026
We reviewed the characteristics of the field of laboratory medicine concerning emergency medicine and disaster medicine. Gram's stain was apt to be made light of by clinicians, but it has been reviewed again. A modern sophisticated analysis system is expected for the consequence management of NBC terrorism and mass poisoning, but we would like to emphasize the importance of the basic physical strength of laboratory medicine, such as Gram's stain, to the meaning of old-and-new technology.