@article{ref1,
title="Identifying factors that may influence decision-making related to the distribution of patients during a mass casualty incident",
journal="Disaster medicine and public health preparedness",
year="2018",
author="Hall, Trevor Nt and McDonald, Andrew and Peleg, Kobi",
volume="12",
number="1",
pages="101-108",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: We aimed to identify and seek agreement on factors that may influence decision-making related to the distribution of patients during a mass casualty incident. <br><br>METHODS: A qualitative thematic analysis of a literature review identified 56 unique factors related to the distribution of patients in a mass casualty incident. A modified Delphi study was conducted and used purposive sampling to identify peer reviewers that had either (1) a peer-reviewed publication within the area of disaster management or (2) disaster management experience. In round one, peer reviewers ranked the 56 factors and identified an additional 8 factors that resulted in 64 factors being ranked during the two-round Delphi study. The criteria for agreement were defined as a median score greater than or equal to 7 (on a 9-point Likert scale) and a percentage distribution of 75% or greater of ratings being in the highest tertile. <br><br>RESULTS: Fifty-four disaster management peer reviewers, with hospital and prehospital practice settings most represented, assessed a total of 64 factors, of which 29 factors (45%) met the criteria for agreement. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Agreement from this formative study suggests that certain factors are influential to decision-making related to the distribution of patients during a mass casualty incident. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017; page 1 of 8).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1935-7893",
doi="10.1017/dmp.2017.43",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2017.43"
}