The purpose of this research is to analyze and introduce a new emergency medical service
(EMS) transportation scenario, Emergency Medical Regulation Center (EMRC), which is a …

ObjectiveOn April 27, 2011, a train derailed and crashed in Taiwan, causing a mass casualty
incident (MCI) that was similar to a previous event and with similar consequences. In both …

Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) are disasters, either man-made or natural, in which local
management agencies and the healthcare system are overwhelmed. Emergency medical …

Purpose To provide an insight into the challenges faced by the closest hospital to the
Formosa Fun Coast Dust Explosion (FFCDE) disaster scene, and to examine how the …

Abstract Purpose The Formosa Fun Coast explosion is an internationally-known event that
occurred in Taiwan on June 27th, 2015. The blast involved 495 casualties in total, with 253 …

Mexico City is the largest metropolitan area in the Americas and 1 of the largest in the world;
its geographic location and uncontrolled population and industrial growth make this …

Objective: The study provides a comprehensive insight into how an initial receiving hospital
without adequate capacity adapted to coping with a mass casualty incident after the …

Planning and execution of mass-gathering events involves various challenges. In this case
report, the Chicago Model (CM), which was designed to organize and operate such events …

Objectives Emergency medical system for mass casualty incidents (EMS-MCIs) is a global
issue. However, China lacks such studies extremely, which cannot meet the requirement of …

On April 30, 2021, a total of 45 died and 112 were injured in a crowd crush at a religious
festival on Mount Meron, Israel. Unlike a bomb blast, building collapse, mass shooting, or …