
Reconsidering the Resources Needed for Multiple Casualty Events: Lessons Learned From the Crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 2016 Eric Campion; Catherine Juillard; M. Margaret Knudson; Rochelle Dicker; Mitchell Cohen; Robert Mackersie PMID: 26764565DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.5107 Access Resources Journal ArticleEN Ask aRCie About This Resource About This article discusses the resources needed for handling multiple casualty events, using the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 as a case study. It highlights that hospitals need more than just emergency department resources. The study found that advanced imaging, blood products, operating room availability, and nursing support were crucial after the crash. Of 307 people on board, 192 were injured; San Francisco General Hospital treated many of them. Despite severe injuries to some passengers, only three died. The findings emphasize planning for hospital-level needs in disaster preparedness beyond initial triage efforts. Tags Focus Area: Trauma Audiences: Emergency Managers; Nurses; Physicians Emergency Management Stages: Response; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection) Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review Keywords: Blood Transfusion; Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services; Health Resources; Nursing Staff, Hospital; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Trauma Centers; Triage; Wounds and Injuries; Mass Casualty Incidents Institutions: San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center; University of California San Francisco More like this Haitian Earthquake Relief: Disaster Response Aboard the USNS Comfort 2012 · Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California San Francisco, Military Health System Comparison of Outcome Tools Used to Test Mass-Casualty Algorithms in the Pediatric Population 2021 · University of California, San Diego, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, California Community Health Centers, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Yale University, Yale School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles Defining Pediatric Trauma Center Resource Utilization: Multidisciplinary Consensus-Based Criteria from the Pediatric Trauma Society 2023 · Johns Hopkins University, Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN), Seattle Children's Hospital, University of California San Francisco, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, University at Buffalo The information provided on this website is for educational purposes only. It does not substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Access Resources Journal ArticleEN Ask aRCie About This Resource

Reconsidering the Resources Needed for Multiple Casualty Events: Lessons Learned From the Crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214

2016
Eric Campion; Catherine Juillard; M. Margaret Knudson; Rochelle Dicker; Mitchell Cohen; Robert Mackersie

PMID: 26764565DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.5107

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This article discusses the resources needed for handling multiple casualty events, using the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 as a case study. It highlights that hospitals need more than just emergency department resources. The study found that advanced imaging, blood products, operating room availability, and nursing support were crucial after the crash. Of 307 people on board, 192 were injured; San Francisco General Hospital treated many of them. Despite severe injuries to some passengers, only three died. The findings emphasize planning for hospital-level needs in disaster preparedness beyond initial triage efforts.

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