Evaluation of Medical Management during a Mass Casualty Incident Exercise: An Objective Assessment Tool to Enhance Direct Observation

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 629-636

  Ingrassia, Pier Luigi ^a   Prato, Federico ^a   Geddo, Alessandro ^a   Colombo, Davide ^a   Tengattini, Marco ^a   Calligaro, Sara ^a   La Mura, Fabrizio ^a   Michael Franc, Jeffrey ^b   Della Corte, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

disaster medicine; evaluation; functional exercise; mass casualty incidents; performance assessment

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXPLOSION; HUMAN; MASS DISASTER; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TELECOMMUNICATION; VICTIM;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CIVIL DEFENSE; COMMUNICATION; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EXPLOSIONS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; OBSERVATION; PATIENT SIMULATION; RADIO; ROLE PLAYING; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78049259604     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.03.029     Document Type: Article

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