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P Sockeel¹, B De La Villeon², Y Goudard³

¹Service de chirurgie digestive, endocrinienne et métabolique, HIA Laveran, 13013 Marseille, France; École du Val-de-Grâce, 1, place Alphonse-Laveran, 75230 Paris cedex 05, France.

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Summary

Effective mass casualty management requires a clear doctrine for medical and surgical triage. Early, dynamic triage ensures optimal resource utilization and efficient care for all injured individuals.

Keywords:

Massive casualties Surgical Triage

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Area of Science:

Disaster medicine
Trauma surgery
Emergency medical services

Background:

Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) like terrorist attacks and industrial catastrophes present unique challenges.
Effective management of a large influx of wounded requires integrating logistical demands with core traumatology principles.

Purpose of the Study:

To emphasize the necessity of a precise doctrine for all stages of care during MCIs.
To highlight the role of medical and surgical triage in optimizing patient management.

Main Methods:

Implementing a firm, unequivocal, and precise doctrine for MCI care.
Utilizing early and dynamic medical and surgical triage to classify victims based on injury severity, treatment necessity, and urgency.

Main Results:

Triage enables logical classification of victims.
Categorization based on triage optimally utilizes available resources.
Efficient management of the wounded is achieved through systematic triage.

Conclusions:

A well-defined triage system is crucial for effective MCI response.
Early and dynamic triage ensures that resources are allocated efficiently to maximize patient outcomes.
Integrating triage into a comprehensive care doctrine is essential for disaster medical preparedness.