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Beyond crisis: rethinking the evaluation of psychosocial interventions after mass casualty incidents [PDF]

European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Background: Mass casualty incidents lead to significant psychological distress and mental health complaints. In recent years, psychosocial and psychotherapeutic health care offers have increasingly been integrated into mass casualty protocols, yet it has
Caroline Rometsch
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A novel laypeople mass-casualty assessment algorithm: LACA [PDF]

International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background Laypeople, usually the first on scene at a mass casualty event, still have no input into early operational tactics. A new and easy to learn algorithm done by laypeople might gain additional information for operational tactics, especially ...
Jan Carlo Del Tedesco, Lion Sieg, Axel R. Heller, Hendrik Eismann   +3 more
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Mass Casualty Shootings and Emergency Preparedness: A Multidisciplinary Approach for an Unpredictable Event

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2019
Patrick Melmer,1 Margo Carlin,2 Christine A Castater,2 Deepika Koganti,2 Stuart D Hurst,2 Brett M Tracy,2 April A Grant,2 Keneeshia Williams,2 Randi N Smith,2 Christopher J Dente,2 Jason D Sciarretta2 1Grand Strand Medical Center, University of South ...
Melmer P, Carlin M, Castater CA, Koganti D, Hurst SD, Tracy BM, Grant AA, Williams K, Smith RN, Dente CJ, Sciarretta JD   +10 more
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Learning components for mixed reality mass casualty incident training: a modified Delphi study [PDF]

BMC Medical Education
Background Mixed reality training encourages experiential learning to enhance skill acquisition and improve knowledge for medical first responders. The essential learning components for mixed reality innovations in the context of mass casualty incident ...
Lina Gyllencreutz, Susanna Pusa, Rebecca Baxter   +2 more
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The Role of Veterinarians in Mass Casualty Disasters: A Continuing Need for Integration to Disaster Management

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
The need to prepare veterinarians to serve as part of the disaster medical response for mass casualty incidents has been recognized since at least the 1960's. The potential value of incorporating veterinarians for mass casualty disaster response has been
Lindsey S. Holmquist, James Patrick O'Neal, Ray E. Swienton, Ray E. Swienton, Curtis A. Harris   +4 more
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Prioritized criteria for casualty distribution following trauma-related mass casualty incidents

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2020
Introduction In the aftermath of mass casualty incidents, many resolutions need to be made in a fast and influential manner within high pressure environment to assign the limited resources among the numerous demands.
Mohammad Reza Khajehaminian, Ali Ardalan, Sayed Mohsen Hosseini Boroujeni, Amir Nejati, Omid Mahdi Ebadati E, Mahdi Aghabagheri   +5 more
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Disaster planning for a surgical surge: when mass trauma threatens to overwhelm your operating rooms

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2023
Mass casualty events particularly those requiring multiple simultaneous operating rooms are of increasing concern. Existing literature predominantly focuses on mass casualty care in the emergency department.
Deborah A Kuhls, Marko Bukur, Jay Doucet, Robert D Winfield, Adam Fox, David V Shatz, Christopher Newton, Jonathan Gates, Mark L Gestring, Jeannette Capella, Nicole Toscano, Katherine M Kelley, Mary E Fallat, Galina Glinik, Kyle N Remick   +14 more
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The importance of pre-training gap analyses and the identification of competencies and skill requirements of medical personnel for mass casualty incidents and disaster training

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Effective preparedness to respond to mass casualty incidents and disasters requires a well-planned and integrated effort by all involved professionals, particularly those who are working in healthcare, who are equipped with unique knowledge ...
Krzysztof Goniewicz, Mariusz Goniewicz, Anna Włoszczak-Szubzda, Frederick M. Burkle, Attila J. Hertelendy, Ahmed Al-Wathinani, Michael Sean Molloy, Amir Khorram-Manesh   +7 more
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Global health, global surgery and mass casualties. I. Rationale for integrated mass casualty centres

BMJ Global Health, 2019
It has been well-documented recently that 5 billion people globally lack surgical care. Also well-documented is the need to improve mass casualty disaster response.
Rifat Latifi, Kee B Park, Haitham Shoman, Lubna Samad, Luke Caddell, Patricia Garcia, Tariq Khan, Leonidas Quintana, Sergio Aguilera, Roxanna Garcia, Robert Dempsey, Jeffrey V Rosenfeld, Corey Scurlock, Montray Smith, Laura Lippa, Rashid Jooma, Russell J Andrews   +16 more
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Criteria and models for the distribution of casualties in trauma-related mass casualty incidents: a systematic literature review protocol

Systematic Reviews, 2017
Background One of the most critical practices in mass casualty incident management is vacating the victims from scene of the incident and transporting them to proper healthcare facilities.
Mohammad Reza Khajehaminian, Ali Ardalan, Sayed Mohsen Hosseini Boroujeni, Amir Nejati, Abbasali Keshtkar, Abbas Rahimi Foroushani, Omid Mahdi Ebadati E.   +6 more
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