A mass casualty incident (often shortened to MCI) describes an incident in which emergency medical services resources, such as personnel and equipment, are overwhelmed by the number and severity of casualties. [1]

2022年10月10日 · A mass casualty incident (MCI) is defined as “an event that overwhelms the local healthcare system, where the number of casualties vastly exceeds the local resources and capabilities in a short time.”

2022年11月14日 · Ongoing training for mass casualty incidents and regular practice drills can help prepare first responders and hospital personnel for the “chaotic atmosphere” of a mass casualty incident.

2023年8月8日 · Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) are disasters, either man-made or natural, in which local management agencies and the healthcare system are overwhelmed. Emergency medical services (EMS) provides a vital role in triaging, stabilizing, and transporting victims to definitive care during MCIs.

A mass casualty incident (MCI) is an emergency that is associated with a large number of people who have sustained injuries or damage. Such an incident requires special preparatory planning and organizational measures because it cannot be managed with existing and deployable prehospital and hospital resources that are available or are kept ...

2022年11月7日 · The World Health Organization defines mass casualty incidents (MCI) as disasters and major incidents characterized by quantity, severity, and diversity of patients that can rapidly overwhelm...

A Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) is an overwhelming event, which generates more patients at a time than locally available resources can manage using routine procedures. It requires exceptional emergency arrangements and additional or extraordinary assistance.

Mass casualty management is the health sectors immediate priority in an emergency. Many deaths following natural disas-ters are preventable with rapid medical care. The medical response to a mass casualty event operates at two broad locations: on-site and at the hospital.

2022年7月30日 · As soon as you have one more patient than you can handle, it's a mass casualty." For critical access hospitals, MCI's definition may mean two patients, or for a large facility, 10 patients. Another aspect of your facility's capability assessment involves status of patients involved: minor, moderate or severe injuries.

2019年2月12日 · Mass-casualty incidents (MCIs) are events that generate sufficiently high numbers of casualties to overwhelm available medical resources. They include natural disasters (eg, hurricanes) and several types of intentional and unintentional man-made events, including transportation disasters, releases of dangerous substances, explosions, and mass ...