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Proper Preparation for Mass Casualty Incidents

Northwestern EM Blog

However, the ability of a hospital to handle a mass casualty incident (MCI) requires a completely different approach and, most importantly, adequate triage and pre-planning. 2020, epmonthly.com/article/not-heroes-wear-capes-one-las-vegas-ed-saved-hundreds-lives-worst-mass-shooting-u-s-history/. EPM , 5 Apr. Greenberg, T.,

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Putting Clinical Gestalt to Work in the Emergency Department

ACEP Now

Examples would be as below: The “walking wounded” triage heuristic in mass casualty incidents—patient able to walk to you can be initially triaged as “green” or “minimal”. Developing rules of thumb Heuristics are “rules of thumb” or mental shortcuts to make fast decisions. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, Maryland. Gigerenzer, G.