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Effective allocation of casualties to hospitals in mass casualty incidents
IEEE Conference Anthology, 2013The effective allocation of casualties amongst hospitals represents a crucial element of the response to any mass casualty incident. We propose a mathematical model to assist in achieving such a distribution by providing a means to evaluate and compare any proposed allocations.
Duncan T. Wilson +3 more
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Patient Triage in Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents
Acta chirurgiae orthopaedicae et traumatologiae Cechoslovaca, 2020Disasters (more than 50 people affected) and mass casualty incidents (more than 10 people affected) which are the result of natural or civilisation disasters, traffic accidents or terrorist attacks are characterised by a large number of injured persons.
F, Burget, P, DouŠa
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Deployment of field hospitals in mass casualty incidents
Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2014We propose an analysis framework to determine the location and size of emergency service facilities to be established after a disaster to cope with the demand surge. We utilize a multi-period mixed integer programming (MIP) model that simultaneously optimizes capacity allocation and casualty transportation decisions in order to provide emergency ...
F. Sibel Salman, Sezer Gül
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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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Improving Emergency Response to Mass Casualty Incidents
2008 Sixth Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom), 2008Mass casualty incidents generate a sequence of response events from the emergency services, requiring the allocation and use of resources in a timely fashion. In this paper we describe a pervasive system that helps emergency services optimize their efficiency and coordination.
Marcus Lucas da Silva +2 more
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Mass casualty incidents and B-Con training
Journal of Emergency Management, 2018Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine if providing mass casualty training, utilizing the Bleeding Control for the Injured (B-Con) course would allow participants to feel more confident to provide bystander aid to wounded victims in a mass casualty incident (MCI).Design: Quasi-experimental pre-post intervention study.Setting ...
Jose A, Robaina +5 more
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Emergency Response to Mass Casualty Incidents in Lebanon
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 2013AbstractThe emergency response to mass casualty incidents in Lebanon lacks uniformity. Three recent large-scale incidents have challenged the existing emergency response process and have raised the need to improve and develop incident management for better resilience in times of crisis.
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