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Epidemiology of Mass Casualty Incidents in the United States
Prehospital Emergency Care, 2014We sought to characterize and estimate the frequency of mass casualty incidents (MCIs) occurring in the United States during the year 2010, as reported by emergency medical services (EMS) personnel.Using the 2010 National EMS Database of the National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS), containing data from 32 states and territories,
Ellen, Schenk +5 more
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Mass casualties and major incidents
Surgery (Oxford), 2015Abstract Major incidents are a rare- or never-event in the professional lifetime of most individual clinicians, but are predictably unpredictable, and relatively common worldwide. This article describes definitions, casualty demographics, and consequences of major incidents, principally from the perspective of a hospital practitioner.
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European survey on decontamination in mass casualty incidents
American Journal of Disaster Medicine, 2009Objective: The goal of this study is to assess the European status in the case of mass casualties regarding legislation, responsibilities of ministries and organizations, education and training, material and equipment, and bottlenecks.Design: A questionnaire answered by 22 of 27 European Union member states and Croatia, Norway, and Switzerland. Results
Bernd D, Domres +6 more
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Ethics in Mass Casualty Incidents
2019Ethics implications are at the core of preparation, policies, response, and recovery of MCI.
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Role of pediatricians in disasters and mass casualty incidents
Pediatric Emergency Care, 1988In disaster planning, the role of the specialist is often overlooked. That role, for the pediatrician, entails being familiar with hospital and community disaster plans and agreeing to take part in implementation of those plans by: (1) before a disaster, teaching special pediatric emergency techniques to emergency medical technicians and paramedics ...
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Mass Casualty Incident Management.
Missouri medicine, 2019A mass casualty incident (MCI) by definition can overwhelm local and regional resources. Preparation and training is required by any health system to minimize the loss of life and maximize patient recovery. This update will review lessons learned from recent events and discuss current research that healthcare providers should be familiar with when ...
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Difficulties of triage in mass casualties incident
Injury, 2013Stéphane, Travers +4 more
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