Beyond crisis: rethinking the evaluation of psychosocial interventions after mass casualty incidents [PDF]
European Journal of PsychotraumatologyBackground: Mass casualty incidents lead to significant psychological distress and mental health complaints. In recent years, psychosocial and psychotherapeutic health care offers have increasingly been integrated into mass casualty protocols, yet it has
Caroline Rometsch
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Assessing admitted patients’ preparedness during mass casualty incidents at the hospital – a prospective study [PDF]
Israel Journal of Health Policy ResearchBackground Hospitalized patients are inherently one of the most vulnerable populations. When the hospital is damaged, this population becomes even more at risk.
Winston Wolf +10 more
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Designing a model of emergency medical services preparedness in response to mass casualty incidents: a mixed-method study [PDF]
BMC Emergency MedicineBackground Emergency medical services preparedness in mass casualty incidents is one of the most important concerns in emergency systems. A mass casualty incident is a sudden event with several injured individuals that overwhelms the local health care ...
Vahid Saadatmand +4 more
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Hospital preparedness exercises for paediatric mass casualty incidents: a systematic review [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionMass casualty incidents (MCIs) present a global threat to civilians, with children often being affected and sometimes even targeted; however, there is little research regarding the preparedness exercises of healthcare professionals for such ...
Elizabeth Baxter +5 more
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Multiple-Criteria Decision-Making for Medical Rescue Operations during Mass Casualty Incidents
Applied Sciences, 2023 Mass casualty incident (MCI) is an unpredictable situation where a great number of people have been injured after an accident or sudden disease. Survival of the injured in the MCI depends on the efficiency of the directed emergency system (DES).
Lukasz Tomczyk, Zbigniew Kulesza
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Emergency medical services preparedness in mass casualty incidents: A qualitative study [PDF]
Health Science Reports, 2023 Background and Aims The effective response of emergency medical services in mass casualty incidents (MCIs) calls for sufficient preparation. The components of preparation must be determined first to achieve this goal.
Vahid Saadatmand +4 more
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Factors influencing the pre-hospital management of civilian burn mass casualty incidents in the 21st century: a scoping review [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency MedicineBackground Burn mass casualty incidents (BMCI) are unique and catastrophic events that are uncommon but recurring and comprehensively challenge all emergency services involved.
Andreas Lindquist +3 more
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Acceptability and applicability of using virtual reality for training mass casualty incidents- a mixed method study [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationBackground Because health professionals can end up being first responders to a mass casualty incident, they must train to improve preparedness and increase the preconditions of victim outcomes.
Sara Heldring +3 more
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Medical Support Vehicle Location and Deployment at Mass Casualty Incidents
InformationAnticipating and planning for the urgent response to large-scale disasters is critical to increase the probability of survival at these events. These incidents present various challenges that complicate the response, such as unfavorable weather ...
Miguel Medina-Perez +3 more
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Use of Self-Efficacy Scale in Mass Casualty Incidents During Drill Exercises [PDF]
BMC Health Services ResearchIntroduction Medical First Responders (MFRs) in the emergency department SUMMA 112 are tasked with handling the initial management of Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI) and building response capabilities.
María Carmen Cardós-Alonso +7 more
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