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The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. Hokenek et al. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine (2023) 31:51 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-023-01116-7 teams were established. These teams consisted of four registered nurses, one emergency medicine specialist, and one radiologist. As depicted in Fig.  1, nurses were tasked with the responsibilities of cutting, monitorizing patient vital signs, ensuring proper temperature regula- tion, and establishing intravenous access. During the initial assessment conducted by the Emergency Medi- cal Services (EMS), the radiologist conducted an e-fast examination and Doppler ultrasonography (USG) on the extremities affected by cold exposure. Following that, the radiologist employed ultrasonography to perform the insertion of a central venous catheter. During the initial assessment, EMS communicated the examination results to the secretary, who duly documented them. The individuals who underwent resuscitation and achieved hemodynamic stability were transported via helicopter to a tertiary care facility located in a different city [2]. Due to our methodology, prompt monitoring, rapid warming, and expedited access to intravascular regions were achieved for patients affected by the earthquake. Furthermore, the expeditious nature of the ultraso- nographic examination facilitated prompt diagnosis, thereby enabling efficient patient transfers to appropriate medical facilities. Our findings indicate that our method- ology can be applicable for conducting primary assess- ments of patients affected by disasters. On February 6, 2023, Pazarcık (Kahramanmaraş) and Elbistan (Kahramanmaraş) in Turkey experienced two seismic events, characterized by moment magnitudes (Mw) of 7.7 and 7.6, respectively [1]. Based on authorita- tive data, the seismic event resulted in a casualty count exceeding 50,000 individuals. Upon the immediate occur- rence of the disaster, healthcare professionals nationwide promptly offered their voluntary services to journey to the impacted region. On the subsequent day following the occurrence of the calamity, a field hospital was promptly established within the premises of the extensively impaired “Hatay Training and Research Hospital” located in Hatay. The individu- als who were saved from the debris were transferred via ambulance from the area affected by the catastrophe to the designated medical facility. This correspondence aims to delineate the initial medical procedures conducted on patients who were extricated from the debris at the field hospital. The organizational structure and task allocation for the red zone of the field hospital were devised by an emer- gency medicine specialist (EMS). As a result, trauma Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine *Correspondence: Nihat Mujdat Hokenek nihathokenek@gmail.com 1Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, Kartal, Turkey 2Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul Physical Therapy And Rehabilitation Training And Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey 3Department of Radiology, Bursa Uludag University, School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey The implementation of trauma resuscitation procedures within a field hospital setting in Turkey: an examination of a distinctive collaborative approach Nihat Mujdat Hokenek1*, Alican Barış2 and Mehmet Fatih İnecikli3 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ http://crossmark.crossref.org/dialog/?doi=10.1186/s13049-023-01116-7&domain=pdf&date_stamp=2023-9-26 Page 2 of 2Hokenek et al. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine (2023) 31:51 Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi. org/10.1186/s13049-023-01116-7. Supplementary Material 1 Acknowledgements None. Funding None. Declarations Competing interests None. Received: 2 September 2023 / Accepted: 4 September 2023 References 1. https://deprem.afad.gov.tr/press-release-detail/216. 2. Galvagno SM, Nahmias JT, Young DA. Advanced trauma life support® update 2019: management and applications for adults and special populations. Anesthesiol Clin. 2019;37(1):13–32. Publisher’s Note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. 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