Common Challenges in the Prehospital Management of Mass-Casualty Incidents: A Systematic Integrative Review

• Published in: Prehospital and disaster medicine Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 301 - 309
• Main Authors: Hugelius, Karin, Becker, Julia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.08.2024; Jems Publishing Company, Inc
• Subjects: Case reports; Content analysis; crisis management; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Earthquakes; Emergency medical care; Emergency medical services; Emergency Medical Services - organization & administration; Emergency preparedness; Emergency services; Forest & brush fires; Health care; Health services; Humans; integrative review; Landslides & mudslides; Mass Casualty Incidents; Mass murders; mass-casualty incident; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; prehospital; Shootings; Subject heading schemes; Systematic Review; Tidal waves; Tornadoes; Traffic accidents & safety; Typhoons; United States > US; prehospital; crisis management; integrative review; mass-casualty incident

Mass-casualty incidents (MCIs) place extraordinary demands on prehospital medical response. However, there remains limited evidence on best practices in managing MCIs, and therefore, there is a need to systematically synthetize experiences from them to build further evidence. This study aimed to ana...