Major incidents: defi nitions and demands on the health-care system -- Major incidents: examples and experiences -- The prehospital response -- Triage -- The hospital response -- Management and identifi cation of dead victims -- Incidents caused by physical trauma -- Incidents caused by fire and toxic gas -- Incidents in cold and wet environments -- Incidents caused by hazardous material -- Incidents caused by irradiation -- Infectious diseases and microbiological threats -- Incidents caused by changes in nature and climate -- Combat casualty management -- Terrorist attacks on the civilian community -- Scoring systems related to outcome in severe injuries -- Psychological crisis support in major incidents -- Education and training -- Further methodological development and research

1. Disasters
2. Emergency Medical Services -- methods