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.
Emergency responder effectiveness after this terrorist MCI will likely be judged – fairly or not – based on solving the crime, caring for the injured and quickly reuniting families
The incident command structure and coordination with multiple hospitals saved lives
All patients, including terrorism suspects, are treated with the same fairness and respect we deserve ourselves
Four newborns were on respirators that went out when the hospital lost power
Millions are still without power as much as the East coast has screeched to a halt
Several children were air lifted from the scene; the cause of the crash is unknown
Vastly different water levels are making boat rescues difficult for firefighters
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Town car crashed into parked car, sent both 20 feet off an elevated parking lot and onto an apartment courtyard
Personnel will observe Hollywood-style production of zombie attack as part of their emergency response training
Emergency officials say the driver of the car was taken to a hospital with serious injuries
Three large merging weather systems are expected over a densely populated region, experts predict at least $1 billion in damage
Two survivors remain in critical condition
Glass from the explosion acted like flying knives and cut the 10-year-old from head to toe
An additional 60 people were injured, many too frail or weak to escape the blaze
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Hospital: 2 women had undergone surgery, 1 was in critical condition, and 1 was expected to have surgery Sunday
Health officials caution however that new infections will still be coming and as well as more deaths
Great ShakeOut is good opportunity for all of us to dust off mass casualty response binders
Organizers estimate 14 million people, including 9.3 million in California will participate
The man died from his injuries sustained during a Tuesday refinery explosion
Families are currently watching pretrial hearings for five men charged with the terrorist attacks
One child has died from the outbreak, officials say they haven’t identified a specific source
School bus carrying 40 children was knocked on its side Thursday when U-Haul truck backed into it
Authorities say they no longer expect to find anyone else alive from the collapsed five-story structure
The treatment involves processing blood and re-injecting it into a person, promising a more youthful appearance
Alfred Moore was driving erratically reportedly due to low blood sugar and killed five motorcyclists
Two other people were also killed and forced fifty to evacuate
Man died of heart attack while shepherding his grown children out as wedding guests battled and police swung nightsticks inside
Although a holiday, children were in school to make up for time lost during a prior destructive earthquake
New England Compounding Center has voluntarily surrendered its license to operate
The Monday night crash was Hong Kong’s deadliest accident in more than 15 years
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