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.
The shooting at the Thousand Oaks, Ca., Borderline Bar & Grill is another blow to first responders in communities impacted by mass violence
What are the potential public policy, legislation, social service and healthcare actions fire/EMS providers should advocate to prevent mass shootings?
Crowd size, location and similar event intelligence can help predict patient load and MCI response needs at a mass gathering
Three people died on scene after a car hit a group of onlookers; EMS crews transported four others who were injured, and one of them died at a local hospital
One nearby hospital received 20 patients from the incident; at least one child among the injured
A retired firefighter revived a woman, her pregnant daughter and an 8-year-old boy; at least 127 were rescued and 26 are missing
Fire caused by powder thrown into the crowd from the stage; hundreds of people, many with serious burns, are hospitalized
He read on Facebook about a person donating a large sum of money to the victims, so he said ‘This person ought to be praised for his good deed’
The man was upset and “mentally disoriented” over personal issues when he drove through the crowd at high speed
Volunteer firefighter Kurtis Cook wrote that Charleston church shooter, Dylann Roof, “needs to be praised for the good deed he has done”
Childhood friend recognized Dylann Roof, 21, in wanted posters and called police; victims identified and remembered
Police and FBI searching for ‘very dangerous’ suspected shooter, a white male about 21-years-old, wearing a grey sweatshirt or hoodie, blue jeans and Timberland boots
The suspect is a white male about 21-years-old, and is wearing a grey sweatshirt or hoodie, blue jeans and Timberland boots
At least five of the dead were Irish students in the U.S. on temporary work visas, and they were celebrating a 21st birthday
The disaster warning gaps are both technological and psychological
Students in Australia discuss a recent mass casualty scenario and the development of a debriefing model for maximum learning after the event
50 people sickened at a homeless shelter is a reminder that there needs to be a process in place to handle multi-patient scenes
30 other victims were hospitalized with severe burns after the brakes of the truck failed and it slammed into a bus station
The new vehicle is a faster and easier way to get multiple patients to the hospital
Cops outside the Texas restaurant shot armed bikers when the incident began and may have prevented further deaths
Fist fight at meeting of rival biker gangs quickly escalated to include knives and firearms
The wrong-way driver, 2 ambulance crew members, and ambulance patient were transported to a hospital for evaluation
All 243 passengers and crew aboard the train have been accounted for
More than 200 people aboard were injured and at least seven were killed; it’s the nation’s deadliest train accident in nearly seven years
Responders describe a woman hanging upside down from the ceiling of the train car, and a man who had a heart attack on scene as hurt passengers directed rescuers to others who were more injured
Some people on the manifest are unaccounted for; hospitals treated more than 200 people and investigators are trying to determine what caused the train to derail
