Talk:Mass casualty incident

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Definition[edit]

I'm not convinced that 9/11 qualifies as an MCI. The nature of the event was such that there were no living patients to treat, apart from the occasional rescuer who managed to get injured after the fact. I'm not an absolute authority, but that wouild be my take. Btw - welcome to the Task Force!Emrgmgmtca (talk) 10:00, 5 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Have changed that reference because you're right! Frmatt (talk) 04:36, 11 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I reinstated 9/11 back into the lead. It is an event known internationally and killed hundreds and injured thousands. Peter.C • talk 02:17, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"The most common types of MCI's are generally caused by terrorism or natural disasters." - Depends on the definition of course but from a general point of view traffic accidents and fires appear to be the most common causes. See these studies: [[1]] and https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24673664 Twingate (talk) 09:14, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Lead[edit]

In the lead, do you mean "outnumbered by" instead of "overwhelmed by"? If the incident involves trivial abrasions -- a several kids scrape their knees on the playground -- then one untrained person can apply band-aids to every child without being "overwhelmed". WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:14, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Traditionally, a situation like the one you describe would not be considered a mass casualty incident...it is easy to be outnumbered by patients, but if only negligible care is needed, then it's not a mass casualty incident because the first responding crew could deal with it on their own. I used "overwhelmed by" instead of "outnumbered by" because of this. Frmatt (talk) 04:32, 11 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That seems quite sensible to me. Perhaps the example should refer to "three severely injured people" then, since one serious case and two trivial ones is unlikely to be overwhelming. WhatamIdoing (talk) 05:30, 11 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm a little wary about changing it, because it is entirely dependent on the situation and relies a lot on the judgement of the personnel on-site. We're not trying to be one-hundred percent accurate with the lead, just to give an idea of what an MCI is. Frmatt (talk) 03:46, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In-Hospital Care[edit]

I'd greatly appreciate any assistance from emergency department personnel who can provide information about what happens in hospitals during a mass-casualty incident. I've put some basic things in, but I don't really know. Frmatt (talk) 03:47, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Try leaving a note for User:Jmh649 in a couple of weeks. I think he's offwiki for the next two weeks, but I believe he's a physician in a Canadian emergency department. WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:01, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, have done so! Frmatt (talk) 04:58, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Worldwide View?[edit]

To whomever tagged this with the worldwide view tag, please explain what you mean. Other than some references to North American systems, this article is generic and describes how a Mass Casualty Incident would run just about anywhere. Thank you. Frmatt (talk) 05:06, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed merge with Mass casualty event[edit]

Two articles about exactly the same subject Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 20:17, 18 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Dodger67: I totally agree. No one has commented in 4 months. Go for it! Or I can do it. --Zackmann08 (talk) 22:02, 2 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A merge makes sense as long as separate definitions are maintained. From a hospital perspective, a mass-casualty incident threatens to overwhelm the capabilities of a single hospital. A mass-casualty event threatens to overwhelm the capabilities of multiple hospitals.

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