"Mass Casualty Incidents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Events that overwhelm the resources of local HOSPITALS and health care providers. They are likely to impose a sustained demand for HEALTH SERVICES rather than the short, intense peak customary with smaller scale disasters.
| Descriptor ID |
D054527
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.198.240.856.800.537 I01.880.735.900.800.575 N06.230.100.160
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| Concept/Terms |
Mass Casualty Incidents- Mass Casualty Incidents
- Casualty Incident, Mass
- Casualty Incidents, Mass
- Incident, Mass Casualty
- Incidents, Mass Casualty
- Mass Casualty Incident
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2018 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mass Casualty Incidents" by people in Profiles.
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Crisis Standards of Care. Am J Nurs. 2021 07 01; 121(7):51-54.
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The Application of a Hospital Medical Surge Preparedness Index to Assess National Pandemic and Other Mass Casualty Readiness. J Healthc Manag. 2021 06 18; 66(5):367-378.
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Management of mass casualties due to COVID-19: handling the dead. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2021 Oct; 47(5):1343-1349.
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Mass casualty management during a pandemic surge: The American University of Beirut Medical Center experience. Semin Vasc Surg. 2021 Jun; 34(2):51-59.
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Why Does Israel Lead the World in COVID-19 Vaccinations? Applying Mass Casualty Event Principles to COVID-19 Vaccination Programs. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 05 18; 18(10).
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Pharmacy emergency preparedness training as a PGY2 longitudinal rotation. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2021 03 31; 78(8):669-673.
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Mass Casualty Decontamination for Chemical Incidents: Research Outcomes and Future Priorities. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 03 17; 18(6).
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Nurses' stories from Beirut: The 2020 explosive disaster on top of a pandemic and economic crises. Int Nurs Rev. 2021 Mar; 68(1):1-8.
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Terrorism in China and the Emerging Needs for Counter- Terrorism Medicine Following a Decade of Deaths and Injuries. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2021 Jun; 36(3):270-275.
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Terrorism in Australia: A Decade of Escalating Deaths and Injuries Supporting the Need for Counter-Terrorism Medicine. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2021 Jun; 36(3):265-269.