Surge Readiness: Initial Trauma Care Tactics for Mass Casualty Surge Events
The Surge Readiness offering is a 4-hour course presented by the R5 Trauma Instructional team in conjunction with the Region H and Region F Healthcare Preparedness Coalitions. The course is designed to prepare partnering hospitals with the tactics needed to effectively manage the initial moments of a no-notice Mass Casualty Incident.
Mass Casualty Incidents (MCIs) have the potential to quickly exhaust resources available for response. The sudden arrival of a surge of
patients present a logistical challenge to rapidly process a large number of casualties through the system while simultaneously providing life-sustaining care to the injured.
The course is meant to be multidisciplinary and is appropriate for anyone that would potentially be involved in a SURGE event.
Topics Include:
- Mass Casualty TTX
- START/JumpSTART/SALT Triage
- MARCH PAWS Assessment
- Hemorrhage Control
- Chest Seals/Chest Decompression
- Alternative patient movement (drags/carries/etc)
- Facility Specific Considerations
Email region5rtac@gmail.com to learn more.
