Northwestern EM Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

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. Other things listed on tags can be a patient’s name, bar code, MRN or other tracking criteria. Proper Preparation for Mass Casualty Incidents.

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PDC Healthcare

MAY 1, 2023

But in mass-casualty incidents and large-scale hazards, chaotic scenes […] The post PDC Partners with Pulsara to Streamline Communication Between EMS, Hospital Personnel, and Emergency Management appeared first on connectID - PDC Healthcare Blog.

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PHEM Cast

JANUARY 5, 2016

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?

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Our nurse did not study Paul Ekman’s Facial Action Coding System for Action Units to code “fear” in the patient’s face. 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”.

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