Mass Casualty Incidents

Disaster Serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic, or environmental losses which exceeds the resources immediately available. Serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic, or environmental losses which exceeds the resources immediately available.

Disasters effecting ED’s How would your hospital handle the following situations: How would your hospital handle the following situations: Complete power grid failure Complete power grid failure Earthquake leaving the hospital inhabitable Earthquake leaving the hospital inhabitable Commuter train crash 4 miles away Commuter train crash 4 miles away Active shooter at the high school down the street Active shooter at the high school down the street

Emergency Management Hospitals to to prepare! Hospitals to to prepare! Need to identify potential threats and be prepared for them (earthquakes, terrorism) Need to identify potential threats and be prepared for them (earthquakes, terrorism) Be familiar with Reddinet-type systems Be familiar with Reddinet-type systems

Start Adult Triage See separate handout. (also on page 27 of text) See separate handout. (also on page 27 of text) Reverse type triage system Reverse type triage system Doing the greatest good for the most amount of people Doing the greatest good for the most amount of people Rapid assessment Rapid assessment

Bioterrorism Increased threat in recent years Increased threat in recent years Important to know symptoms and antidotes Important to know symptoms and antidotes “Mad as a Hatter, Dry as a bone, red as a beet” “Mad as a Hatter, Dry as a bone, red as a beet” Be keen to many similar complaints Be keen to many similar complaints Seizures Seizures Rashes Rashes URI’s URI’s