Mass Casualty Incident Response: Flexing PACU Muscles

Mass Casualty Incidents (MCIs) have greatly impacted hospitals across the United States. These unplanned traumatic events place extraordinary demands on hospital systems. Frequently, casualties from MCI events arrive unannounced via EMS and personal vehicles. Even ten traumatically injured patients would overwhelm a level-one trauma center. Each casualty could require a health care team of up to 10 professionals with skillsets including critical care, trauma, radiology, laboratory and social work.
Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: ASPAN National Conference Abstract Source Type: research