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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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Episode 4: Chemical incidents

PHEM Cast

This is the Step 1,2,3 tool described: For more information on the toxidromes associated with various chemicals, biological agents and radiation sources have a look at this document (admittedly it’s a few years old but the content is still good, especially the flow chart which is pasted below): [link] What is an anti-muscarinic chemical?