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.
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Safariland instructors showed a group of trainees how to react when “hide and hope” is not an option in an active shooter situation
After DHS announced a grant for high school tourniquet training, EMS1 readers weighed in on if students should be trained to help their peers in a mass shooting
The banners honored victims and survivors on the two year anniversary of the 2013 bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon
25 injured in chain-reaction collision after winds kicked up dirt and reduced visibility to almost nothing
Video shows the flaming wreckage of the tour bus carrying young athletes; it caught fire after hitting a tanker truck carrying hydrocarbons
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty of all 30 counts against him, including conspiracy and deadly use of a weapon of mass destruction; 17 of those charges are punishable by death
The jury will now decide whether the 21-year-old should be sentenced to death or receive life in prison
Helicopters ferry workers with burn injuries from the platform to hospitals for treatment
Military training incorporated into a prehospital setting helps EMS providers make complex decisions when responding to tactical incidents
Van ran through a stop sign, crossed all lanes of a highway, and landed in a canal
Investigators say he barricaded himself in the cockpit and manually flew the plane into the mountains, killing all 150 people on board
The new Joplin Mercy Hospital replaces St. John’s Regional Medical Center, the hospital destroyed by an EF-5 tornado in May 2011
A suspect was arrested in a Wednesday rampage that included a motel shooting, a carjacking and a home invasion
Driver suspected of losing control on curvy road and bus fell 1,300 feet down mountain
Bus swerved across both lanes of the highway before overturning; driver might have had a stroke or heart attack
The whale breached and hit the side of the boat; the collision threw a woman into the water and she died of her injuries
7 Marines, 4 soldiers believed to be killed in an Army helicopter crash during a night-time training mission
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All 4 children in cardiac arrest when firefighters arrived; Relative reports kids had been ‘sick for days’
At least 30 people injured in collision that derailed three of the train’s passenger cars
Dozens more injured by electrical wire that was moved by a pole so float could pass underneath the wire which then fell
7 people in serious condition; thick fog and icy roads at time of pileup
2 crashes during a mix of rain and snow involved tractor-trailers, cars and a fully loaded bus
L.A. sheriff’s department releases graphic and violent video to prepare the public to survive an active-shooter incident
The CO leak in a Wis. movie theater caused one woman to have a seizure and another to collapse
Although 15 people were rescued there are still 24 missing passengers; pilot called mayday shortly after takeoff
Collision was so powerful the electrified third rail came up and pierced the train; 10 people are seriously injured
At least 12 others injured after SUV stopped on tracks and was trapped by gates
2006 active shooter incident “ended almost as soon as it began” and reminder active shooter could happen anywhere
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