Background: In this article we aimed to report the difficulties at the Emergency Services (ES) after the Marmara earthquake end to identify the preventive measures especially the triage procedure.
Methods: In this trial, after August 17, "Marmara Earthquake" the clinic results of the patients brought to the hospital and documented from the ES and the hospital records.
Results: At the ES the mortality rate was highest (%4.5) in 48 hours. During this period, the major difficulty was to determine the priority of the patients needing emergency treatment.
Conclusions: To minimize the mortality and morbidity after the disaster, first aid and triage should be done at the disaster area and the patient collection sites.