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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EMS leaders at Pinnacle Conference were briefed on Dallas Fire-Rescue and hospital response to the shootings
Our co-hosts discuss the Dallas shooting and how first responders can better plan for future incidents
Though wearing a seat belt, a 10-year-old girl riding in the back seat was ejected out a window
Many injuries were caused by shattered glass
Harbor police pulled all who were aboard from the water and took them to a boat dock where firefighters and paramedics provided aid following the sinking
The accident was treated as a mass casualty incident, bringing ambulances from six communities
One of the drivers was trapped inside a wrecked vehicle and had to be extricated by rescue workers
During a third loop around the track, the train went off its tracks, toppling off a bridge and injuring the 28 passengers on board
None of the injuries was life-threatening, firefighters said
About 20 other people had moderate injuries
The people involved in what authorities are calling a “mass overdose” range in age from 16 to 21
Medics responded when a school bus, garbage truck collided
How can emergency responders learn from historic, worst-case scenario events?
The explosion Monday night injured eight Marines and two Navy personnel from the 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune
Police believe there were 44 or 45 people on the bus, which was a private charter
A two-car accident in West Chicago sent at least five people to the hospital, some with serious injuries
170,000 evacuated as seawater used to cool system
The Internet exploded with footage from the 8.9 magnitude quake and the tsunami that followed
The seven students who were on the bus at the time of the crash all attend Lancaster Mennonite School
Police said 200 to 300 bodies were found in the northeastern coastal city of Sendai, the city in Miyagi prefecture, or state, closest to the epicenter
The American Urban Search and Rescue team that was heavily involved in the work at the Forsyth Barr buidling started flying out of the city yesterday
The crash happened when the car crossed the center line and hit the bus
Paramedics took five children and two adults to three hospitals with moderate injuries
The explosion appears to have been caused by a generator battery malfunction
The bus then rolled onto its side, injuring numerous passengers
Clifford Adkins, CEO of ARC Products, develops products for disaster preparedness
Six middle school students were taken to hospitals by ambulances and two students were taken to hospitals by their parents for treatment of minor injuries
A sport utility vehicle flipped and the Maxima caught fire, shutting down all westbound lanes at Midway Road for nearly two hours
The children were taken by ambulance to the hospital
Learning from others is essential to our development as public safety providers
The New York City Fire Department says the motorcycle rider was taken to Bellevue Hospital in very bad shape
At least 26 people were hurt badly enough to be transported to hospitals
