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Back to Basics: Mass Casualty Incidents
AORN Journal, 2018AbstractTerrorist attacks, mass shootings, violent crimes, and other disasters may leave those affected feeling afraid and overwhelmed with emotion. It has been more than 17 years since the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City killed almost 3,000 people.
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Reconsidering Policy of Casualty Evacuation in a Remote Mass-Casualty Incident
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2013AbstractObjectivesInappropriate distribution of casualties in mass-casualty incidents (MCIs) may overwhelm hospitals. This study aimed to review the consequences of evacuating casualties from a bus accident to a single peripheral hospital and lessons learned regarding policy of casualty evacuation.MethodsMedical records of all casualties relating to ...
Bruria, Adini +7 more
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Emergency Radiology, 2016
The aims of this article are to describe the events of a recent mass casualty incident (MCI) at our level 1 trauma center and to describe the radiology response to the event. We also describe the findings and recommendations of our radiology department after-action review. An MCI activation was triggered after an amphibious military vehicle, repurposed
Ferdia, Bolster +7 more
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The aims of this article are to describe the events of a recent mass casualty incident (MCI) at our level 1 trauma center and to describe the radiology response to the event. We also describe the findings and recommendations of our radiology department after-action review. An MCI activation was triggered after an amphibious military vehicle, repurposed
Ferdia, Bolster +7 more
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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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2018
Burns and thermal injuries are common in sudden mass casualty incidents (SMCIs) associated with explosions and fires (Figs. 6.1 and 6.2) and may present in the form of radiation, chemical, or flame burns. In addition, all types of burns may be associated with inhalation of fumes or vapor that further damages the airway and lungs.
Mauricio Lynn, Nicholas Namias
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Burns and thermal injuries are common in sudden mass casualty incidents (SMCIs) associated with explosions and fires (Figs. 6.1 and 6.2) and may present in the form of radiation, chemical, or flame burns. In addition, all types of burns may be associated with inhalation of fumes or vapor that further damages the airway and lungs.
Mauricio Lynn, Nicholas Namias
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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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Dedicated mass-casualty incident hospitals: An overview
Injury, 2017Hospitals worldwide are preparing for mass casualty incidents (MCIs). The Major Incident Hospital in the Netherlands was constructed 25 years ago as a dedicated hospital for situations wherein a sudden increase in medical surge capacity is mandated to handle an MCI. Over the years, more initiatives of dedicated MCIs have arisen. Herein, we compared the
Haverkort, J. J. Mark +8 more
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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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