Resources for the Management of Mass Casualties
This section of the website contains material that may be of use in the event of a mass casualty situation - particularly one involving blast injuries, that most providers will be unfamiliar with.
2020 Update: NHS ENGLAND have now published version 2 of the Clinical Guidelines for major incidents and mass casualty events. The document can be found here and a copy is also available for download below (note - if possible follow the link to the NHS website to ensure you are looking at the most recent version). [2024 - Version 3 expected soon]
REMEMBER - IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH YOUR ORGANISATION'S MAJOR INCIDENT PLAN - AND YOUR ROLE WITHIN IT
National guidance on ANTIBIOTIC prophylaxis for blast injuries (including blood borne virus management) can be found HERE
2020 Update: NHS ENGLAND have now published version 2 of the Clinical Guidelines for major incidents and mass casualty events. The document can be found here and a copy is also available for download below (note - if possible follow the link to the NHS website to ensure you are looking at the most recent version). [2024 - Version 3 expected soon]
REMEMBER - IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH YOUR ORGANISATION'S MAJOR INCIDENT PLAN - AND YOUR ROLE WITHIN IT
National guidance on ANTIBIOTIC prophylaxis for blast injuries (including blood borne virus management) can be found HERE
| 2020 NHS-clinical-guidelines-for-use-in-a-major-incident-v2-2020.pdf |
| US CDC Blast injury Primer.pdf |
| US CDC Blast Injuries Fact Sheet for Professionals |
| BOA Management of Blast injuries.pdf |
| JICS Blast Lung.pdf |
| The Paris Experience.pdf |