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    • Increasing frequency of mass-casualty events necessitates improved emergency medical services.
    • Current emergency response protocols may not be optimized for dynamic mass-casualty incidents.

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    • To identify and address critical gaps in emergency response to mass-casualty events.
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    • To unify disparate improvement efforts in disaster medicine.

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