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Proper Preparation for Mass Casualty Incidents

Northwestern EM Blog

However, the ability of a hospital to handle a mass casualty incident (MCI) requires a completely different approach and, most importantly, adequate triage and pre-planning. Casualty Planning & Staffing Considerations Arguably the most important step in an MCI is the planning that occurs before a single patient is even seen.

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Ten Commandments for Emergency Professionals; a compendium

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Thieme. Ten commandments of burn management Gupta J L. Ten commandments of burn management. Indian J Burns 2012;20:7-10 Transfusion ten commandments U.K. Management of conventional mass casualty incidents: ten commandments for hospital planning. The Ten Commandments of Wound Management Ernst, A.,