TY - JOUR
T1 - Mass casualty shootings and emergency preparedness
T2 - A multidisciplinary approach for an unpredictable event
AU - Melmer, Patrick
AU - Carlin, Margo
AU - Castater, Christine A.
AU - Koganti, Deepika
AU - Hurst, Stuart D.
AU - Tracy, Brett M.
AU - Grant, April A.
AU - Williams, Keneeshia
AU - Smith, Randi N.
AU - Dente, Christopher J.
AU - Sciarretta, Jason D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Melmer et al.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - 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 highvolume 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.
AB - 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 highvolume 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.
KW - Mass casualty
KW - Mass shooting
KW - Multidisciplinary
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076732260&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2147/JMDH.S219021
DO - 10.2147/JMDH.S219021
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85076732260
SN - 1178-2390
VL - 12
SP - 1013
EP - 1021
JO - Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
JF - Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
ER -