Citation

Arquilla B, Paladino L, Reich C, Brandler E, Lucchesi M, Shetty S. J. Emerg. Trauma Shock 2009; 2(2): 114-116.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Medical Center Brooklyn, NY.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, INDO-US Emergency and Trauma Collaborative, Publisher Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/0974-2700.50746

PMID

19561971

PMCID

PMC2700592

Abstract

This paper defines a specific plan which allows two separate institutions, with different capabilities, to function as a single receiving entity in the event of a mass casualty incident. The street between the two institutions will be closed to traffic and a two-phase process initiated. Arriving ambulances will first be quickly screened to expedite the most critical patients followed by formal triage and directing patients to one of the two facilities. Preparation for this plan requires prior coordination between local authorities and the administrations of both institutions. This plan can serve as a general model for disaster preparedness when two or more institutions with different capabilities are located in close proximity.

Language: en