ArticleEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society2020
Terror and disaster surgical care: training experienced trauma surgeons in decision making for a MASCAL situation with a tabletop simulation game.
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- Effectiveness of Gamified Teaching in Disaster Nursing Education for Health Care Workers: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- [Initial in-hospital treatment of patients with penetrating trauma due to violence and war].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Pooled it
- Lessons learned from terror attacks: thematic priorities and development since 2001-results from a systematic review.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022Pooled it
- [Surgical teams in extraordinary stress environments : Education, mental resilience and simulation-based training].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Game Elements in Military Trauma Care Education: Systematic Review.JMIR serious games · 2026Review
- Application of Gamification Teaching in Disaster Education: Scoping Review.JMIR serious games · 2024Article
- [Civil protection and disaster medicine-Options for basic and advanced training].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- [Consideration and implementation of the elements of hospital mass casualty planning in the hospitals of the TraumaNetworks DGU® : An evaluation within the framework of the development process of the guidelines for clinical disaster medicine in Germany (LeiKliKatMeD) by the EKTC, NIS, AKUT, AUC].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- Gamification in the Design of Virtual Patients for Swedish Military Medics to Support Trauma Training: Interaction Analysis and Semistructured Interview Study.JMIR serious games · 2024Article
- [Keeping the big picture in Terror-MASCAL-A new hospital concept].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- [Care of the severely injured in mass casualty incidents : What is the difference compared to emergency room management?]Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Review
- Education, training and technological innovation, key components of the ESTES-NIGHTINGALE project cooperation for Mass Casualty Incident preparedness in Europe.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Review
- Evaluation of the decision-making process within the table-top exercise of the Terror and Disaster Surgical Care (TDSCEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Article
- Simulation training to retool practicing orthopedic surgeons is rare.Global surgical education : journal of the Association for Surgical Education · 2023Review
- Are orthopaedic surgeons prepared? An analysis of severe casualties from the 2021 flash flood and mudslide disaster in Germany.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022Article
- [Safety aspects, emergency preparedness and hazard prevention in hospitals concerning mass casualty incidents (MCI)/terror-related MCI : Prospects on future challenges based on survey results from the 3rd emergency conference of the DGU].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2022Review
- Incorporating mass casualty incidents training in surgical education program.Global surgical education : journal of the Association for Surgical Education · 2022Article
- Terror preparedness as a service of general interest: the Terror and Disaster Surgical Care (TDSC®)-course.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundMass-casualty incidents, especially in connection with a terrorist attack, can quickly overwhelm the capacities of receiving hospitals. After a mass-casualty terrorist incident, patients often arrive at hospitals in an uncoordinated manner on account of the chaotic situation. Many patients leave the incident site and refer themselves to hospitals independently. Hospital decision makers must, therefore, be able to make quick decisions on diagnostic procedures and treatment for every individual patient and, at the same time, take into consideration available resources. They require decision criteria and aids to properly manage such scenarios. MATERIALS AND
methodsAs part of the preparation of the Terror and Disaster Surgical Care (TDSC
resultsOur analysis involved 264 of 465 course-participants from 2017 to 2019 and showed that the overall evaluation was very good and that participants grew more positive about the tabletop simulation game during the course. The tabletop simulation game received an average rating of 1.53 (1 = very good, 6 = insufficient). This rating remained consistently high over 19 courses. DISCUSSION: Hospital decision makers must respond to mass-casualty terrorist situations in a defined tactical and strategic approach. Rapid decisions must be made that take into account the special situation and available capacities and resources to maximise the number of survivors even though individual patients may have a poorer functional outcome. As part of the TDSC
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