Citation

Melmer P, Carlin M, Castater CA, Koganti D, Hurst SD, Tracy BM, Grant AA, Williams K, Smith RN, Dente CJ, Sciarretta JD. J. Multidiscip. Healthc. 2019; 12: 1013-1021.

Affiliation

Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Dove Press)

DOI

10.2147/JMDH.S219021

PMID

31849477

PMCID

PMC6911362

Abstract

Mass casualty events (MCE) are an infrequent occurrence to most daily healthcare systems however these incidents are the causation for new hospital preparedness and the development of coordinated emergency services. The broad support and operational plans outside the hospital include emergency medical services, local law enforcement, government agencies, and city officials. Modern-day hospital disaster preparedness goals include scheduled training for healthcare personnel to ensure effective and accurate triage for a high-volume of injured patients. This MDT collaboration strengthens the emergency response to optimize the delivery of life-saving care during MCEs. This review identifies the clinical importance of the interdisciplinary team interactions and the lessons learned from past MCE experiences, strengthening healthcare system readiness for such critical incidents.

© 2019 Melmer et al.

Language: en

Keywords

mass casualty; mass shooting; multidisciplinary