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Rethinking Mass-Casualty Triage
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2023Derrick Tin, Fredrik Granholm
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Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 2003
The issue of mass casualty associated with terrorism has gained tremendous public interest, but only modest medical interest, in the past 2 years. This review examines recent medical literature and outlines a practical approach to managing the mass casualty situation on the basis of a doctrine developed and extensively practised in Israeli hospitals.A ...
Gad, Bar-Joseph +2 more
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The issue of mass casualty associated with terrorism has gained tremendous public interest, but only modest medical interest, in the past 2 years. This review examines recent medical literature and outlines a practical approach to managing the mass casualty situation on the basis of a doctrine developed and extensively practised in Israeli hospitals.A ...
Gad, Bar-Joseph +2 more
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Mass Casualty and the Role of the Anesthesiologist
Anesthesiology Clinics, 2021The anesthesiologist, upon completion of their training, is expected to be the liaison to the operating room and the patient. Key components of the anesthesiologist's training and daily routine make them an ideal participant and leader when it comes to their potential involvement in a mass casualty event.
Derek Nicholas, Lodico +1 more
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Pediatric Mass Casualty Preparedness
Anesthesiology Clinics, 2020Disaster medicine refers to situations in which the need to care for patients outweighs the available resources. It is imperative for anesthesiologists to be involved at a leadership level in mass casualty/disaster preparedness planning. Mass casualty disaster plans should be clear, concise, and easy to follow.
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Mass Casualties and Case Management
Professional Case Management, 2020The mass casualty statistics in the United States is numbing. Case managers must be prepared for potential disasters. This Editorial speaks to a case manager's personal experience and calls for others who have been through an experience with mass casualties, so all may better prepare: preparation is the antidote to panic.
Suzanne K, Powell, Mindy, Owen
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Mass Casualty Triage: An Evaluation of the Science and Refinement of a National Guideline
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 2011 Mass casualty triage is the process of prioritizing multiple victims when resources are not sufficient to treat everyone immediately. No national guideline for mass casualty triage exists in the United States.
Umair A. Shah +2 more
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Preparation for Mass Casualty Incidents
Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 2015Mass casualty incidents are events where the number of injured patients exceeds the resources of the health care institution to the degree that care may not be available or may be limited for a portion of the casualties. Mass casualty incidents are increasing in frequency throughout the United States.
Sheri L, VandenBerg, Scott B, Davidson
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Mass casualty respiratory failure
Current Opinion in Critical Care, 2007The severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic of 2002-2003, recent natural catastrophes, burgeoning concerns regarding intentional catastrophes, and the looming threat of an influenza pandemic have focused attention on large-scale, survivable respiratory failure. In this article, we review appropriate medical equipment, treatment space, and strategies
Elizabeth L, Daugherty +2 more
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Mass Casualty Imaging—Policy, Planning, and Radiology Response to Mass Casualty Incidents
Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal, 2020A mass casualty incident (MCI) is an event that generates more patients at one time than locally available resources can manage using routine procedures. By their nature, many of these incidents have no prior notice but result in large numbers of casualties with injuries that range in severity.
Siobhán B, O'Neill +4 more
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Military Medicine, 1989
During a "crossing the line ceremony" conducted aboard ship while returning from an extended deployment, 40 active duty sailors inadvertently received eye injuries from a chemical agent. The agent was suspected to be Magic Shave, a chemical depilatory powder containing calcium hydroxide as the active ingredient.
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During a "crossing the line ceremony" conducted aboard ship while returning from an extended deployment, 40 active duty sailors inadvertently received eye injuries from a chemical agent. The agent was suspected to be Magic Shave, a chemical depilatory powder containing calcium hydroxide as the active ingredient.
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