Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) efficiency requires more than triage tags

Good article on how to manage mass casualty incidents (MCIs) more effectively in the Journal of Emergency Medical Services:

The Sept. 12, 2008, collision between two trains in a remote area on the outskirts of Los Angeles was an "all-hands" MCI that required significant manpower and resources. This incident presents the opportunity for me to review components of MCI management that are often neglected or omitted from MCI action plans:

• Scene Management
• Communications
• Use of helicopters
• Forward Triage & Re-Triage
• Staging Vehicles and People
• Patient Transfer Teams

Read this timely article here.