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Indirect tracking of patients in mass casualty incidents

, 2010
In MCIs (mass casualty incidents) patient tracking is cumbersome when using paper based approaches. Due to the fact that the spatial positions of the patients are essential in MCIs, we equipped the relief workers with electronic devices.
Coskun, Tayfur, Klinker, Gudrun, Nestler, Simon, Artinger, Eva, Pichlmaier, Peter   +4 more
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Hospital preparedness exercises for paediatric mass casualty incidents: a systematic review

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionMass 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, Zubair Ahmed, Zubair Ahmed, Zubair Ahmed, Justine J. Lee, Justine J. Lee   +5 more
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Coordinating the Emergency Response of Ambulances to Multiple Mass Casualty Incidents using an Optimization-based Approach

, 2019
\ua9 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.During the emergency response to multiple mass casualty incidents (MCIs), a number of coordination (allocation) decisions need to be made in a timely manner.
Aldossary H, Coates G
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Research of an emergency medical system for mass casualty incidents in Shanghai, China: a system dynamics model

, 2018
Wenya Yu,* Yipeng Lv,* Chaoqun Hu,* Xu Liu, Haiping Chen, Chen Xue, Lulu Zhang Department of Military Health Service Management, College of Military Health Service Management, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ...
Liu X, Hu C, Xue C, Lv Y, Yu W, Chen H, Zhang L   +6 more
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Injury patterns of mass casualty incidents involving high-speed passenger ferries presenting to accident and emergency departments in Hong Kong: a retrospective review

, 2020
Injury patterns of mass casualty incidents involving high-speed passenger ferries presenting to accident and emergency departments in Hong Kong: a retrospective ...
FHF Ko (16555110), VK Chaang (16555101), TC Tsang (16555104), L Chen (7728959), CS Leung (16543701), SM Yang (16555113), RPK Lam (16543692), TK Chan (52116), RTM Wong (16555095), ACK Cheung (16555098), Eric Lau (15903800), KW Wong (14863972), PPY Chee (16555107)   +12 more
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Localization of the Mass Casualty Management (MCM) Protocol and evaluation of its effectiveness on the clinical response team at Khatam-Al-Anbia Hospital, Zahedan [PDF]

Development Strategies in Medical Education
Introduction: Terrorist incidents involving mass casualties are critical challenges for healthcare systems, particularly in high-risk regions. Hospital preparedness and coordinated clinical response are key determinants in reducing morbidity and ...
Ali Abdolrazaghnejad, Maryam Ziaei
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Climate change, mass casualty incidents, and emergency response in the Arctic

Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability
Acute emergencies have been neglected in efforts to understand and respond to the transformational climatic changes underway in the Arctic. Across the circumpolar north, social-technological changes, extreme weather, and changing ice conditions threaten ...
Ishfaq Hussain Malik, James D Ford, Dylan G Clark, Tristan Pearce   +3 more
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Teaching medical care in mass casualty incidents through advanced clinical simulation

Advances in Simulation
Introduction The threat of intentional mass casualty incidents remains high, making healthcare response a priority. The Hartford Consensus and the THREAT protocol (Threat suppression, Hemorrhage control, Rapid Extrication to safety, Assessment by medical
Alonso Mateos Rodríguez, Emilio Cervera Barba, Ester Mora Bastante, Tomas Villen Villegas, Fernando Neria Serrano, Sophia Denizon Arranz   +5 more
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Prehospital management and hospital outcomes of severely injured patients during routine civilian mass casualty incidents: a 1:4 matched cohort analysis of the TraumaRegister DGU®

BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) pose substantial challenges to prehospital emergency medical systems due to limited resources and the need for rapid prioritization.
Florian Breuer, Stefan K. Beckers, Bastian Brune, Marcel Dudda, Thomas Franke, Rolf Lefering, Andre Nohl   +6 more
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Optimal Transportation of Casualties to Hospitals after Multi-Disaster Mass Casualty Incidents

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) resulting from compound disasters are characterized by a sudden surge in casualties that often overwhelms emergency medical services.
Ioannis Kilanitis, Eustathios Politis, Ilias Gialampoukidis, Spyridon Kintzios, Stefanos Vrochidis, Ioannis Kompatsiaris   +5 more
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