Mass Casualty Incidents
As the military saying goes, “Prior planning prevents poor performance.” This phrase can be applied to preparing for mass casualty incidents. Check this page for articles and resources on ensuring you and your department are ready for the unexpected, as well as the latest updates on major incidents in the United States and across the world.
Keeping patients moving toward definitive treatment through accurate triage of life threats is the key to EMS success at a mass casualty incident
Take control of the situation and establish command as soon as possible to start triaging and transporting patients
No matter the incident’s size, scanning patient wristbands keeps all responders and clinicians united
Research underscores the life-saving impact of administering whole blood transfusions as quickly as possible
The after-action report information from the Boise hangar collapse focuses on rescues, triage and scene safety
A Loudoun County firefighters was killed and two civilians are among the injured after a gas leak, explosion
Practical takeaways from the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting for initial treatment and safe transportation
A video shared from the scene showed someone apparently performing chest compressions on a shooting victim as another person, seemingly writhing in pain, lay on the ground nearby
Law enforcement relayed that 11 of the victims were children who were transported to Children’s Mercy, a Level 1 pediatric trauma center in the city
Video shows the moment a car crashed into St. David’s North Austin Medical Center ED in Austin
First responders from several agencies responded to a crash involving two charter speed boats
Trainers across the country are including pyrotechnics, paid actors and virtual reality to better simulate realism for first responders
Authorities report several people were killed when a plane crashed into a Clearwater mobile home park
Boise Fire Department Operations Chief Aaron Hummel described the scale of the scene as a “global collapse”
Authorities stated 23 vehicles were involved in the initial chain-reaction crash on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Most of the first Monterey Park firefighters on the scene of the Star Ballroom Dance Studio shooting had less than five years on the job
The NTSB, FAA are assisting local authorities in investigating the cause of the hot air balloon crash in Elroy
Gasoline was poured into a fire pit after the fire did not ignite as expected
MedStar personnel describe their first moments on the scene of the Sandman Signature Hotel explosion
MedStar stated 15 patients were transported from the Sandman Signature Hotel in Fort Worth after an explosion
Fort Worth Fire Department PIO Craig Trojacek are working a mass casualty incident at the Sandman Signature Hotel
A Kern County Fire Department spokesperson described the scene on I-5 as “chaotic”
One patient in critical condition was flown from the crash scene in Lake George to Albany Medical Center
How a state’s wristband system and Pulsara redefined safety at the Texas Renaissance Festival
A train carrying approximately 300 people struck a stopped train at a Manhattan station
Dallas County Sheriff Adam Infante said the first officers encountered multiple victims
Several patients were transported to hospitals after the two front cars of the train derailed outside of Orinda
One patient was pinned underneath a food truck, and a police officer was injured in the Manhattan incident
First responders in Cheektowaga faced several sick players and parents
A pickup truck in a no-passing zone struck a minivan near Cleburne
Over 50 workers were evaluated after an anhydrous ammonia leak at La Quesera Mexicana in Greeneville
An extinguisher fell off a hallway wall inside a Suffolk school, releasing its contents as students passed through
The rollover occurred during training at Camp Pendelton
