Use What You’ve Got: Resource Utilization in a Mass Casualty in Afghanistan

2016 ◽  
pp. 209-220
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Gurney
Keyword(s):  
Resource Utilization ◽  
Mass Casualty

Mass-Casualty, Terrorist Bombings: Epidemiological Outcomes, Resource Utilization, and Time Course of Emergency Needs (Part I)

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 220-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey L. Arnold ◽  
Ming-Che Tsai ◽  
Pinchas Halpern ◽  
Howard Smithline ◽  
Edita Stok ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Admission ◽  
Resource Utilization ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Mass Casualty ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Confined Space ◽  
Structural Collapse ◽  
Structural Fire ◽  
Injury Frequency ◽  
Vehicle Delivery

AbstractIntroduction:This article characterizes the epidemiological outcomes, resource utilization, and time course of emergency needs in mass-casualty, terrorist bombings producing 30 or more casualties.Methods:Eligible bombings were identified using a MEDLINE search of articles published between 1996 and October 2002 and a manual search of published references. Mortality, injury frequency, injury severity, emergency department (ED) utilization, hospital admission, and time interval data were abstracted and relevant rates were determined for each bombing. Median values for the rates and the inter-quartile ranges (IQR) were determined for bombing subgroups associated with: (1) vehicle delivery; (2) terrorist suicide; (3) confined-space setting; (4) open-air setting; (5) structural collapse sequela; and (6) structural fire sequela.Results:Inclusion criteria were met by 44 mass-casualty, terrorist bombings reported in 61 articles. Median values for the immediate mortality rates and IQRs were: vehicle-delivery, 4% (1–25%); terrorist-suicide, 19% (7–44%); confined-space 4% (1–11%); open-air, 1% (0–5%); structural-collapse, 18% (5–26%); structural fire 17% (1–17%); and overall, 3% (1–14%). A biphasic pattern of mortality and unique patterns of injury frequency were noted in all subgroups. Median values for the hospital admission rates and IQRs were: vehicle-delivery, 19% (14–50%); terrorist-suicide, 58% (38–77%); confined-space, 52% (36–71%); open-air, 13% (11–27%); structural-collapse, 41% (23–74%); structural-fire, 34% (25–44%); and overall, 34% (14–53%). The shortest reported time interval from detonation to the arrival of the first patient at an ED was five minutes. The shortest reported time interval from detonation to the arrival of the last patient at an ED was 15 minutes. The longest reported time interval from detonation to extrication of a live victim from a structural collapse was 36 hours.Conclusion:Epidemiological outcomes and resource utilization in mass-casualty, terrorist bombings vary with the characteristics of the event.

scholarly journals Optimizing emergency preparedness and resource utilization in mass-casualty incidents

2016 ◽  
Vol 255 (2) ◽  
pp. 531-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panagiotis P. Repoussis ◽  
Dimitris C. Paraskevopoulos ◽  
Alkiviadis Vazacopoulos ◽  
Nathaniel Hupert
Keyword(s):  
Resource Utilization ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Mass Casualty ◽  
Mass Casualty Incidents

10: Adults with Overactive Bladder have Significant Health Care Resource Utilization- Evidence from a Large Medicaid Population

2006 ◽  
Vol 175 (4S) ◽  
pp. 4-4
Author(s):  
Gurkirpal Singh ◽  
Smriti Malla ◽  
Huijian Wang ◽  
Harcharan Gill ◽  
Kristijian H. Kahler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Overactive Bladder ◽  
Resource Utilization ◽  
Health Care Resource ◽  
Health Care Resource Utilization ◽  
Medicaid Population ◽  
Significant Health

133: Factors Associated with Increased Resource Utilization Following Radical Cystectomy

2004 ◽  
Vol 171 (4S) ◽  
pp. 35-35
Author(s):  
Brent K. Hollenbeck ◽  
David C. Miller ◽  
Rodney L. Dunn ◽  
Willie Underwood ◽  
Shukri F. Khuri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radical Cystectomy ◽  
Resource Utilization ◽  
Factors Associated

The First Blueprint for International Mass Casualty Intervention: 5 Principles to Guide Intervention and Research

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stevan Hobfoll ◽  
Robert Ursano ◽  
Patricia Watson ◽  
Joop de Jong
Keyword(s):  
Mass Casualty ◽  
Guide Intervention

Early Diagnosis and Intervention in Mass Casualty Events

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilan Kutz ◽  
Rachel Dekel ◽  
Shaul Schreiber ◽  
Victor Resnick ◽  
Ornah T. Dolberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Mass Casualty ◽  
Mass Casualty Events
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