Podcast 238: Preparing for the unthinkable chaos of a mass-casualty event

Running time: 21 minutes A white paper from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) advises clinicians, health planners, and emergency responders that the old ways of responding to mass casualty events no longer hold. Wounded people arrive in Ubers and Lyfts at hospitals that are unprepared to be trauma centers. It’s best to practice (sending out an email to the staff doesn’t count) so that everyone in the hospital knows what to do and where to go when chaos strikes. Ali Raja and Joe Elia talk with Paul Biddinger, one of the contributors to “Mass Casualty Trauma Triage: Paradigms and Pitfalls.” And by the way, you may think you know how to use a tourniquet, but you probably don’t. Follow the link (below) to Stop the Bleed. Links: ASPR white paper Stop the Bleed home page Boston Marathon interviews: Ron Walls, Brigham & Women’s Hospital Alasdair Conn, Massachusetts General Hospital Andrew Ulrich, Boston Medical Center Brien Barnewolt, Tufts Medical Center NEJM Journal Watch Emergency Medicine summary of the white paper The post Podcast 238: Preparing for the unthinkable chaos of a mass-casualty event first appeared on Clinical Conversations.