@article{ref1,
title="The Fort Hood Massacre: Lessons learned from a high profile mass casualty",
journal="Journal of trauma and acute care surgery",
year="2012",
author="Wild, Jeffrey and Maher, Janae and Frazee, Richard C. and Craun, Michael L. and Davis, Matthew L. and Childs, Ed W. and Smith, Randall W.",
volume="72",
number="6",
pages="1709-1713",
abstract="BACKGROUND: On November 5, 2009, an army psychiatrist at Fort Hood in Killeen, TX, allegedly opened fire at the largest US military base in the world, killing 13 and wounding 32. METHODS: Data from debriefing sessions, news media, and area hospitals were reviewed. RESULTS: Ten patients were initially transferred to the regional Level I trauma center. The remainder of the shooting victims were triaged to two other local regional hospitals. National news networks broadcasted the Level I trauma center's referral phone line which resulted in more than 1,300 calls. The resulting difficulties in communication led to the transfer of two victims (one critical) to a regional hospital without a trauma designation. CONCLUSIONS: Triage at the scene was compromised by a lack of a secure environment, leading to undertriage of several patients. Overload of routine communication pathways compounded the problem, suggesting redundancy is crucial. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Prognostic study, level V.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2163-0755",
doi="10.1097/TA.0b013e318250cd10",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TA.0b013e318250cd10"
}