Mass-Casualty Incidents & Triage
Mass-Casualty Incident:
A mass-casualty incident is an incident in which a significant amount of personnel have been injured and gone unconscious within the same general area. The priority during the initial response to a mass-casualty incident should be to triage the wounded and determine who needs what care based on injuries.
Triage:
Triage is split into 4 classifications:
Triage depends on several factors, such as the patient's role; medics and law enforcement are always prioritized above all others though.
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