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IT-Supported Management of Mass Casualty Incidents: The e-Triage Project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Voice, analogue mobile radio, and paper have been successfully used for decades for coordination of emergencies and disasters, but although being simple and robust this approach cannot keep pace with today’s requirements any more.
Adler, Christine   +5 more
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First Aid during Mass Casualty Incident on the Railway [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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GABEK WinRelan® – a Qualitative Method for Crisis Research Engaging Crisis Management Personnel [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Qualitative research methods like GABEK WinRelan are advantageous tools to analyze and thereby improve crisis management planning and communication systems by interrogating crisis management personnel.
Haus, Mirjam   +5 more
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The Great Belt train accident: the emergency medical services response

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Major incidents (MI) are rare occurrences in Scandinavia. Literature depicting Scandinavian MI management is scarce and case reports and research is called for.
Peter Martin Hansen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A translational triage research development tool: standardizing prehospital triage decision-making systems in mass casualty incidents

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background There is no global consensus on the use of prehospital triage system in mass casualty incidents. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the most commonly used pre-existing prehospital triage systems for the possibility of creating one ...
Amir Khorram-Manesh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mass casualty incident [PDF]

open access: yesInjury Prevention, 2010
All citizens can play an important role in the optimisation of resources and care, as health active agents, agents of civil protection first responders and potential victims of a mass casualty incident. Mass casualty incident is a MCI scenario film that can be utilised as a pedagogical tool for individual and social awareness for violence and injury ...
openaire   +1 more source

The impact of mass casualty incidents on intensive care units

open access: yes, 2020
Objectives: Mass casualty incidents occur worldwide and have the capacity to overwhelm local healthcare facilities. There has been much research into how these events are managed in the prehospital environment and in the emergency department.
Ranse, J, Sellers, D
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IT-Supported Management of Mass Casualty Incidents: The e-Triage Project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Emergencies arise out of disasters and are characterized by limited resources in terms of medical personnel and infrastructure, underlining the importance of mobilizing regional, supra-regional and/or international help to the affected regions. Effective
Adler, Christine   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Burn Mass Casualty Incident Planning in Alberta: A Case Study

open access: yes, 2023
There is a lack of burn mass casualty incident (BMCI) preparedness across Canada. Alberta has three important elements which make it ready to be the first province with a BMCI response plan: a singular health authority to plan for, two burn centres, and ...
Fuchko, Danielle Holly
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