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ReviewJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2019

Mass Casualty Shootings and Emergency Preparedness: A Multidisciplinary Approach for an Unpredictable Event.

Patrick Melmer, Margo Carlin, Christine A Castater, Deepika Koganti, Stuart D Hurst, Brett M Tracy, April A Grant, Keneeshia Williams, Randi N Smith, Christopher J Dente and 1 more

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Review in Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. A systematic review of hemorrhage and vascular injuries in civilian public mass shootings.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2023
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  4. Teaching triage in disaster medicine - same subject, but different approach.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025
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  11. COVID, resilience, and the built environment.Environment systems & decisions · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Patrick MelmerGrand Strand Medical Center, University of South Carolina, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572, USA.
Margo CarlinGrady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
Christine A CastaterGrady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
Deepika KogantiGrady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
Stuart D HurstGrady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
Brett M TracyGrady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
April A GrantGrady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
Keneeshia WilliamsGrady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6955-9000
Randi N SmithGrady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
Christopher J DenteGrady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
Jason D SciarrettaGrady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mass casualty events (MCE) are an infrequent occurrence to most daily healthcare systems however these incidents are the causation for new hospital preparedness and the development of coordinated emergency services. The broad support and operational plans outside the hospital include emergency medical services, local law enforcement, government agencies, and city officials. Modern-day hospital disaster preparedness goals include scheduled training for healthcare personnel to ensure effective and accurate triage for a high-volume of injured patients. This MDT collaboration strengthens the emergency response to optimize the delivery of life-saving care during MCEs. This review identifies the clinical importance of the interdisciplinary team interactions and the lessons learned from past MCE experiences, strengthening healthcare system readiness for such critical incidents.

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mass casualtymass shootingmultidisciplinary

Identifiers

PMID31849477
PMCPMC6911362

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