Mass Casualty Incident Management: Part 5
While it may seem daunting to be the first due crew to an MCI, if you know your equipment and responsibilities, you’ll be able to manage those critical first minutes of the incident.
While it may seem daunting to be the first due crew to an MCI, if you know your equipment and your responsibilities you’ll be able to manage those critical first minutes of the incident and produce the best possible patient outcomes.
Next month: Triage
References
1. Mistovich JJ, Hafen BQ, Karren KJ. Prehospital Emergency Care, 9th ed. Prentice Hall, 2009.
2. AAOS. Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, 10th ed. Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2010.
3. International Fire Service Training Organization. Fire Department Company Officer, 3rd ed. 1998.
4. Limmer D, O'Keefe MF, Dickinson ET. Emergency Care. Prentice Hall, 2011.
5. AAOS, Richmond C, Poore DC. Special Events Medical Services. Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2010.
An emergency responder for more than 20 years with career and volunteer fire departments, public and private emergency medical services and hospital-based healthcare, Rom Duckworth is an internationally recognized subject matter expert, fire officer, paramedic and educator. He is currently a career fire lieutenant, EMS coordinator and an American Heart Association national faculty member.
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