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Imaging decisions in paediatric trauma. RCR update 2024

St. Emlyn

Blast Injuries: A new section addresses imaging protocols for mass casualty incidents, focusing on rapid imaging prioritization and resource optimization. Penetrating Trauma: New algorithms recommend post-contrast CT as the primary imaging modality, with considerations for broader CT coverage and timing of contrast.

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Mass Casualty Incident

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Impact of a Two-step Emergency Department Triage Model with START, then CTAS, on Patient Flow During a Simulated Mass-casualty Incident. Mass Casualty Triage: An Evaluation of the Data and Development of a Proposed National Guideline." A multi-vehicle traffic collision. 2015 Apr;39(2):362-88. doi: 10.1111/disa.12103.

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Best possible care in the circumstances

Emergency Medicine Journal

Warner et al 1 describe the use of oral tranexamic acid (TXA) as a novel treatment for remote or mass casualty incident (MCI) trauma. It should save lives with negligible risk of harm while being cheap, readily available and easy to administer.

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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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ZIQITZA LIMITED – AMBULANCE SERVICES IN DISASTER RESPONSE AND MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS: LESSONS LEARNED AND PREPAREDNESS STRATE

Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd

This real-time data empowers dispatchers to allocate the closest and most appropriate ambulance to the incident location, reducing response times and enhancing overall operational efficiency. Examples of these inventions range from cutting-edge life support systems to portable diagnostic instruments.

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PDC Partners with Pulsara to Streamline Communication Between EMS, Hospital Personnel, and Emergency Management

PDC Healthcare

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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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.