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The Need for a New Approach to MCI Readiness in the Era of Emergency Department and Hospital Crowding.
Health Secur
November 2024
Sanjana Puri is a Medical Student, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Sarah Tsay, DrPH, MPH, is Director, Emergency Management, Business Continuity, and Medical Center Operator Services, UC San Diego Health, San Diego, CA. Scott A. Goldberg, MD, MPH, is Medical Director, Emergency Preparedness, Brigham and Women's Hospital; he is also affiliated with the Departments of Emergency Medicine, Mass General Brigham and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Jennifer Shearer, MPH, is Director, Emergency Preparedness, Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA. Joshua J. Baugh, MD, MPP, MHCM, is Medical Director, Hospital Emergency Preparedness, and Director, Clinical Operations, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Eileen F. Searle, PhD, RN, CCRN, is Director of Funded Projects, Center for Disaster Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Paul D. Biddinger, MD, FACEP, is Chief Preparedness and Continuity Officer, Department of Emergency Medicine, and Program Director, Center for Disaster Medicine both at Mass General Hospital.
Emergency department (ED) visit volumes have increased since 2007, with crowding in the United States reaching its highest levels in 2022. During this same period, mass casualty incidents (MCIs) have increased dramatically, both in frequency and severity, across the United States. Resuscitation of trauma patients is a time-sensitive process that requires immediate patient assessment by coordinated clinical teams in order to successfully diagnose and manage life-threatening injuries.
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