Mass casualty incidents

[deepresario]

As nurses, what will do when faced with mass casualty incidents?:redbeathe:nurse::redbeathe:nurse::redbeathe

BEEN READING A LOT OF ARTICLES ALREADY BUT HAVENT SEEN ANY THAT INCLUDED NURSING INTERVENTIONS FOR VICTIMS AND/OR SURVIVORS. I SERIOUSLY NEED HELP. IVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR DAYS AND NO PROGRESS.:crying2::crying2:

AND NO, IM NOT THAT KIND WHO DEPENDS ON OTHERS FOR HELP, I REALLY DID SEARCHED AND UNFORTUNATELY FOUND ONLY ONE ACTUALLY, BUT I NEED ONE MORE:((((

[LegzRN]

Each hospital has their own disaster plan and protocols set in place. Usually the only time you'll hear about it is during your orientation or a drill.

[deepresario]

oh hey guys...its ok now.. ive found one already! Dont worry now and thanks for taking time to read this. :))))))))))))

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masscasualties/

http://www.who.int/hac/techguidance/MCM_guidelines_inside_final.pdf

http://www.bioterrorism.slu.edu/bt/quick/disasterplan.pdf

http://www.ahrq.gov/research/altstand/

http://www.nursing.vanderbilt.edu/incmce/overview.html

I hope this gives you a start.....:)