Developing a Mass Casualty Surge Capacity Protocol for Emergency Medical Services to Use for Patient Distribution
Shartar, S., Moore, B., and Wood, L.
(2017).
Developing a Mass Casualty Surge Capacity Protocol for Emergency Medical Services to Use for Patient Distribution.
(Abstract only.) Southern Medical Journal. 110(12):792-795.
The authors developed a prepopulated tool based on research, hospital capacities, and resource availability for emergency medical services providers “to distribute higher-acuity casualties to trauma centers and lower-acuity casualties to non-trauma hospitals.” They note that the tool was tested and validated in a series of tabletop and functional drills.
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