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.
SALT Triage System is the foundation of the new MUCC Instructional Guidelines for training paramedics and EMTs in mass casualty triage
To reduce the dying from active shooter incidents the killing and bleeding has to be stopped quicker
EMS providers must be prepared to protect their communities at a moment’s notice
Eight-story building collapsed trapping many garment factory workers
Despite their volunteer status, West Mayor Tommy Muska said, the men were trained to handle the situation.
Richard Donohue is still in critical condition but opened his eyes Sunday
A week after the marathon attack, their screams and cries continue to haunt the nurses who put their own fears aside to do their job
In the minutes after the explosions, she carried out CPR and used bits of clothing to help stop people’s wounds bleeding
Rescuers turned the square outside the Lushan County Hospital into a triage center, where medical personnel bandaged bleeding victims
The company’s own risk plan said its materials were not a fire or explosion hazard
West, Texas, mayor said that at least 10 of the 14 killed were first responders
Tsarnaev is still unable to be interrogated, but is expected to live
The bombing in Boston stirred those who lost loved ones in Oklahoma City
“Visited #survivor #stud #hero Jeffrey Bauman Jr. today. He was looking great and is a true inspiration,” Edelman tweeted
Nelson, a native Texan, sent out his love and prayers via Twitter after a deadly fertilizer plant explosion rocked West, Texas
The new footage, filmed on a cell phone from many hundreds of yards away, adds another perspective to the disaster
A bomb exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon moments after Berti finished the race. Two days later, he was in his home state of Texas when he saw a fertilizer plant explode near Waco
150 buildings cleared by searches after massive blast demolishes neighborhood
One resident said in the small community everyone knows who the volunteer responders are
Medics on scene commend civilians for their desire to help amid the chaos
An agent says the photos came from surveillance cameras near the explosion sites
Despite being far from the fire, photographers are engulfed in the shock
Radio traffic from West, Texas, shows effort to coordinate large-scale incident response
West EMS Director Dr. George Smith described the scenes of devastation shortly after the explosion
A decade of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has led to dramatic advances that are now being used to treat patients injured in Monday’s attack
The explosion does not appear to be anything other than an industrial accident
Explosion happened Wednesday night at a fertilizer plant in the community north of Waco
A law enforcement says a suspect in the deadly Boston Marathon bombings is about to be arrested
Three people died and more than 130 were injured after two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon
At least 144 people were reported to have been taken to hospital with wounds sustained from the blasts
We are part of the team that goes into the situations that others are running away from
This refutes earlier reports that there were two unexploded devices found
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