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Effective allocation of casualties to hospitals in mass casualty incidents

IEEE Conference Anthology, 2013
The 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, Glenn I. Hawe, Graham Coates, Roger S. Crouch   +3 more
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Mass casualty incidents and B-Con training

Journal of Emergency Management, 2018
Objective: 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, Scott B, Crawford, Diane, Huerta, Danielle, Austin, Radosveta M, Wells, Stormy M, Monks   +5 more
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Patient Triage in Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents

Acta chirurgiae orthopaedicae et traumatologiae Cechoslovaca, 2020
Disasters (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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Are Surgical Residents Prepared for Mass Casualty Incidents?

Journal of Surgical Research, 2004
We hypothesized that resident education is inadequate with respect to management of mass casualty incidents that may involve chemical, biological, and nuclear exposures.Chief level residents in surgery (n = 10), emergency medicine (n = 10), and anesthesia (n = 8) were asked to complete a survey questionnaire.
Joseph M, Galante, Robert C, Jacoby, John T, Anderson   +2 more
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Deployment of field hospitals in mass casualty incidents

Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2014
We 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, 2017
Hospitals 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, de Jong, Mirjam B., Foco, Maurizio, Gui, Daniele, Barhoum, Masad, Hyams, Gila, Bahouth, Hany, Halberthal, Michael, Leenen, Luke P. H.   +8 more
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Epidemiology of Mass Casualty Incidents in the United States

Prehospital Emergency Care, 2014
We 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, Gamunu, Wijetunge, N Clay, Mann, E Brooke, Lerner, Anders, Longthorne, Drew, Dawson   +5 more
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Mass casualties and major incidents

Surgery (Oxford), 2015
Abstract 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, 2009
Objective: 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, AlBadi, Rashid, Jan, Grundgeiger, Stefan, Gromer, Tobias, Kees, Norman, Hecker, Hanno, Peter   +6 more
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Ethics in Mass Casualty Incidents

2019
Ethics implications are at the core of preparation, policies, response, and recovery of MCI.
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