2025 年 12 巻 1 号 p. 104
Purpose: The Hualien County Special Rescue Team is a mission-oriented organization. During normal times, team members are on duty at various stations. In major disasters, they are contacted via group messaging to assemble at the Special Rescue Brigade before deployment. On regular days, apart from officers, only a small number of team members are on duty at the brigade headquarters. When a disaster occurs locally, due to damaged railways and roads, the rescue team can’t arrive there at the first time.
Methods: Sharing the experience of participation 0403 earthquake disaster rescue and review the research of disaster nursing.
Result: A This rescue experience illuminate the importance and practical skills of cooperating with numerous news media at disaster sites, which is another task that should be taught and learned as core competency for the rescue team. In addition to cooperation, the competition with other search and rescue teams should be aware and considered as an issue for communication and cooperation in training course.
Due to damaged railways and roads, support teams from other regions, including the National Fire Agency’s Special Rescue Team, arrived in Hualien by air transport at noon on 0403, But they can’t move in the location at soon as possible.
Discussion: When a disaster occurs locally, there isn’t sufficient time for assembly and preparation; instead, individuals arrive at the scene independently. Therefore, issues including safety and security of member to disaster or rescue site as well as information briefing regarding disaster care and rescue task before the arrival should be emphasized.
