A mass casualty incident will usually be declared by the first arriving unit at the scene of the incident, and less usually by an emergency call dispatcher, depending on the information … See more

There are multiple agencies involved in most mass casualty incidents, which means there are many individuals that require training for these specific situations. The most common types of agencies and responders are listed below. See more

The care that is rendered at the scene of an MCI is usually only temporary and is designed to stabilize the casualties until they can receive … See more

• ETHANE (mnemonic for the information to include when declaring an MCI)
• Incident Command System (ICS)
• National Incident Management System (NIMS) See more

Ideally, once an MCI has been declared, a well-coordinated flow of events will occur, using three separate phases: triage, treatment, and transportation.
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The final product of an MCI that happens to link up with the M.E.T.H.A.N.E. method is the act of demobilization which is crucial to the entire process. … See more

• Marx, John A. Marx (2014). Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and clinical practice (8th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders. pp. Chapter. ISBN 978-1455706051.
• Mattox, Kenneth (2013). Trauma (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill … See more