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Managing mass casualties and decontamination
Environment International, 2014 Careful planning and regular exercising of capabilities is the key to implementing an effective response following the release of hazardous materials, although ad hoc changes may be inevitable. Critical actions which require immediate implementation at an incident are evacuation, followed by disrobing (removal of clothes) and decontamination.
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Planning the Medical Response to Earthquakes
, 2018 The major distinction between planning the medical response to earthquakes and other sudden mass casualty incidents (SMCI) is related to how severe damage will be the infrastructure of the city where the earthquake occurred.
Lynn, Mauricio
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Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.Molten aluminum–water explosion triggered by leakage remains the core unresolved safety hazard hindering safe production in aluminum direct chill casting. This review summarizes its explosion mechanism, key influencing factors, prevention technologies, existing gaps, and prospects of intelligent multi‐technology integrated explosion‐proof systems ...
Min Wang +5 more
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Psychological resilience among emergency medical teams in Singapore
Western Pacific Surveillance and ResponseProblem: Emergency medical teams (EMTs) responding to mass casualty incidents attend to casualties in a chaotic, high-pressure and resource-limited environment that is vastly different from their day-to-day work. The nature of mass casualty incidents and
Eunice Chan +6 more
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A Simulated Mass Casualty Incident Triage Exercise: SimWars
MedEdPORTAL, 2019 Introduction This multipatient simulation exercise encompasses triage by hospital medical providers during a mass casualty incident (MCI) involving gas line explosion with building collapse. The SimWars format allows two teams to participate in identical
Suzanne Bentley +10 more
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First Aid during Mass Casualty Incident on the Railway
, 2023 Title: First Aid during Mass Casualty Incident on the Railway Objectives: The main aim of this work was to assess the first aid knowledge of railway carrier employees working as passenger train crew in relation to mass casualty incidents on the railway ...
Novotný, Petr
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World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.Scaling the global surgical care workforce through independent procedural skills training is essential to address unmet surgical need. Prioritization of a sub‐set of surgical skills is required. During the 2023 Surgical Education Learners Forum (SELF) Symposium, participants developed criteria to prioritize the development of self‐directed and ...
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German Coalition Politics: Between Pluralist Stagnation and Crisis‐Driven Welfare Retrenchment
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract The current German coalition government of the centre‐right Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and the centre‐left Social Democrats (SPD) has spent its first year in office preparing for a major round of welfare state retrenchment. However, the coalition lacks a coherent political project.
Jörg Michael Dostal
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Health Science ReportsIntroduction Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) present significant challenges to emergency response systems, often overwhelming healthcare resources. This article highlights the critical role of integrating postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) into emergency ...
Majani Edward +3 more
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Multilayered Knowledge Base for Triage Task in Mass Casualty Situations [PDF]
Computer Science Journal of Moldova, 2016 Use of portable ultrasound becomes common practice in mass casualty situations. The obtained information helps emergency crews to make decisions regarding on-site triage, helping in determination of adequate diagnostics in proper time for saving lives of
Svetlana Cojocaru +4 more
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