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.
Make information sharing a part of your mass casualty incident protocols, especially in incidents involving children or unknown illness
These concepts will yield more prepared, capable and resilient communities
For emergency responders, trauma from an act of mass violence can create a cyclical pattern of negative thinking
Minivan crossed center line, striking ambulance; medic assessed scene and began caring for others despite his own injuries
Shanghai waterfront celebration turns deadly; victims suffocated and trampled
Passengers painted a picture of a panicked reaction as the fire spread, with some choking on the smoke and struggling to figure out how to reach safety
Eighteen buses ready to transport or evacuate hundreds of patients
Errant truck driver may have had medical emergency before losing control; at least 7 seriously injured
Prosecutor attributes attack that injured 13 to mental illness and not terrorism
Police responded to a report of a woman with serious injuries.; discovered bodies of children inside
Three dead, 13 injured in crash that happened as Christmas service ended; police suspect driver was under the influence
Some students were receiving first-aid training with Pakistani army medics when the violence began
Multiple EMS and fire agencies respond to players, spectators reporting headaches, dizziness, vomiting after hockey game
Five ambulances responded to transport patients to area hospitals
There was a chain reaction crash when a car hit a bear, a second car stopped to help the first car, and all were hit by a third car; four with critical injuries were airlifted
Criminal probe after 19 hospitalized; gas evacuates ‘furries’ event
Hazmat teams, fire departments, ambulances and a gas company respond to incident; patients transported to 3 hospitals
2003 fire in West Warwick from rock band pyrotechnics killed 100, injured 200
Dozens injured after two buses collide on Tenn. highway
One driver involved in the crash said a woman who got out of her car was hit by another vehicle.
At least 14 people were injured overnight, including two people who were admitted to Barnes-Jewish Hospital
The alumnus shot three people before being killed by police; two are hospitalized and one has been released
She urged them to think outside the box and train for the unexpected
EMS World Keynote speaker Alexander Eastman explains what EMS needs to get to the scene quicker to improve victim survivability
The apartment was near a university and it is unclear if the victims were students
Despite its 80 recommendations, the review credits responders’ efforts during the unprecedented bedlam