Making the Rounds

Simulation Center

MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT O n October 1st, 2017, Las Vegas had one of the deadliest mass shooting

Dr. Sage Wexner Director of Medical Simulation

nurses, would be limited and the priority of holistic patient care would shift to triaged care; saving as many lives possible. Decision making in the most stressful of situations merits education, training, and practice, as it is a very different medicine than the one we deliver on any other day. The 2017 tragedy in Las Vegas, Nevada provided many lessons for emergency personnel. It highlighted key considerations and strategies that would help prepare us for future mass casualty incidents.

events in the history of the United States. Hundreds of wounded individuals were taken to local hospitals, including a Level 2 trauma center that handled nearly 200 trauma activations that arrived within 45 minutes from the time of the incident. A mass casualty incident, or MCI, is any disaster that overwhelms the resources of local hospitals in a short period of time. Incidents like these can take the form of fires,

floods, earthquakes, or a mass shooting. In situations like these, resources, including doctors and Simulation educators: Sage Wexner, MD, Priscilla Zamarron, RN, and Amber Jones, DO.

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