Quality of evidence of the peer-reviewed literature
| Author | Year | Disaster zone | EMT | Quality* | Theme |
| Salibi26 | 1975 | Multiple | Not specified | III | Po |
| Rautio and Paavolainen27 | 1988 | Afghanistan | ICRC | II-3 | A, H, L, TA |
| Gertsch28 | 1987 | Peshawar | ICRC | III | H, L, TA |
| Gosselin et al29 | 1993 | Peshawar | ICRC | II-3 | AI |
| Strada et al30 | 1993 | Afghanistan | ICRC | II-3 | TA |
| Sundin31 | 1995 | Rwanda | ICRC | II-3 | A, Abx, C, F, T, TA |
| Rowley32 | 1996 | Afghanistan, Sudan | ICRC | II-3 | F, L |
| Molde33 | 1998 | Multiple | ICRC | III | F, L |
| du Mortier and Arpagaus34 | 2005 | DRC | ICRC | II-3 | I, M, S |
| Kanter et al35 | 2008 | Multiple | Not specified | III | ICU, P |
| Chapman et al36 | 2008 | Multiple | Not specified | III | Im |
| Clasper and Rowley37 | 2009 | Sudan | ICRC | III | L |
| Ennis38 | 2010 | Haiti | Project Medishare | III | W, Sc |
| Deering et al39 | 2011 | Iraq | US MHS - CSH | II-2 | In, Tr |
| Jawa et al40 | 2012 | Haiti | Project Medishare | III | A, Abx, C, F, MR, TA |
| Sever et al41 | 2012 | Multiple | Renal Disaster Relief Task Force | III | R |
| Zoraster and Burkle42 | 2013 | Multiple | Not specified | III | MR |
| Asgary43 | 2013 | Multiple | Not specified | III | Sp, T |
| Nessen et al44 | 2013 | Afghanistan | US Military Forward Surgical Team | II-3 | BPS |
| Einav et al45 | 2014 | Multiple | Not specified | III | B, D, ICU, Ref |
| Elder et al46 | 2015 | Multiple | MSF | III | Abx, B |
| Borovecki et al47 | 2015 | Multiple | ICRC | III | PSC |
| Jafar et al15 | 2015 | Multiple | Not specified | III | MR |
| Rau and Blake48 | 2015 | Multiple | ICRC | III | D, MR, Ph |
| Ren et al49 | 2015 | Philippines | Peace Ark Hospital Ship | II-3 | Ra |
| Trudeau and Rothstein50 | 2016 | Multiple | Multiple, including MSF | III | P |
| Cancedda et al51 | 2016 | Sierra Leone | Partners in Health and Wellbody Alliance | III | E |
| Kuckelman et al52 | 2016 | Afghanistan | US Military Forward Surgical Team | II-3 | S |
| Bauhan and Veen53 | 2017 | DRC | ICRC | II-3 | F, L |
| Burkle54 | 2018 | Multiple | Not specified | III | T |
*Classified according to the US Preventive Services Taskforce. I. Properly powered and conducted RCT; well-conducted systematic review or meta-analysis of homogeneous RCTs. II-1. Well-designed controlled trial without randomisation. II-2. Well-designed cohort or case–control analysis study. II-3. Multiple time series, with or without the intervention; results from uncontrolled studies that yield results of large magnitude. III. Opinions of respected authorities, based on clinical experience; descriptive studies or case reports; reports of expert committees.
A, anaesthesia; Abx, antibiotics; AI, arterial injury; B, burns; BPS, blood products safety; C, chest; D, discharge planning; DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo; E, Ebola outbreak; EMT, emergency medical team; F, fracture; H, head injury; I, indicator; ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross; ICU, intensive care unit; Im, immunisation; In, incident reporting; L, limb; M, medicines; MHS-CSH, Military Healthcare System—Combat Support Hospital; MR, medical records; MSF, Medicines Sans Frontieres; P, paediatric care; Ph, physiotherapy; Po, positioning of patient; PSC, patient safety culture; R, renal injury; Ra, radiology; RCT, randomised controlled trial; Ref, referral or second opinion; S, sharps disposal; Sc, scoring system; Sp, supervision; Su, surgery; T, triage; TA, thoracoabdominal; Tr, training.