Optimizing mass casualty: an incident report of centralizing patient transport and its impact on triage efficiency.

Hiroaki Taniguchi, Hiroki Nagasawa, Tatsuro Sakai, Hiromichi Ohsaka, Kazuhiko Omori, Youichi Yanagawa
Author Information
  1. Hiroaki Taniguchi: Department of Acute Critical Care Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital, Juntendo University, Japan.
  2. Hiroki Nagasawa: Department of Acute Critical Care Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital, Juntendo University, Japan.
  3. Tatsuro Sakai: Department of Acute Critical Care Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital, Juntendo University, Japan.
  4. Hiromichi Ohsaka: Department of Acute Critical Care Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital, Juntendo University, Japan.
  5. Kazuhiko Omori: Department of Acute Critical Care Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital, Juntendo University, Japan.
  6. Youichi Yanagawa: Department of Acute Critical Care Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital, Juntendo University, Japan.

Abstract

In mass casualty incidents, effective triage, treatment, and transport are critical for efficient management but often deviate from practices and ethical standards. In terms of resource allocation, decentralized transport is the predominant transport method; however, it is not standardized. This report retrospectively analyzed the response to a mass casualty incident at a university emergency center. By centralizing patient transport from the scene, the time to patient transport could be shortened, the burden on the scene related to transport could be reduced, and undertriage at the scene could be avoided. No trauma-related deaths occurred. This case provides a valuable contribution to the understanding of situations in which critical patients may concentrate in emergency centers during future mass-casualty incidents.

Keywords

References

  1. Acute Med Surg. 2016 Aug 05;4(1):89-92 [PMID: 29123840]
  2. J Rural Med. 2023 Apr;18(2):119-125 [PMID: 37032989]
  3. Emerg Radiol. 2017 Feb;24(1):47-53 [PMID: 27623691]
  4. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2008 Apr;21(2):222-7 [PMID: 18443493]
  5. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Jul;89(1):246-253 [PMID: 32195996]
  6. Lancet. 2006 Dec 23;368(9554):2219-25 [PMID: 17189033]
  7. Air Med J. 2017 Jul - Aug;36(4):203-207 [PMID: 28739245]
  8. Emerg Med J. 2015 Nov;32(11):869-75 [PMID: 25795741]
  9. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2007 Jul;15(7):388-96 [PMID: 17602028]
  10. Eur Radiol. 2009 Aug;19(8):1867-74 [PMID: 19277671]
  11. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 May 16;16(10): [PMID: 31100851]

Word Cloud

Created with Highcharts 10.0.0transportmasscasualtytriageincidentpatientsceneincidentscriticalreportemergencycentralizingeffectivetreatmentefficientmanagementoftendeviatepracticesethicalstandardstermsresourceallocationdecentralizedpredominantmethodhoweverstandardizedretrospectivelyanalyzedresponseuniversitycentertimeshortenedburdenrelatedreducedundertriageavoidedtrauma-relateddeathsoccurredcaseprovidesvaluablecontributionunderstandingsituationspatientsmayconcentratecentersfuturemass-casualtyOptimizingcasualty:impactefficiencydisastermedicine

Similar Articles

Cited By