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ReviewCurrent problems in diagnostic radiology

A Guide to Mass Casualty Incidents for Radiology Residents: Strategies, Ethics, Directions.

Muhammad Umer Nasir, Poornima Elizabeth Chandy, James Roberts, Siobhán B O'Neill

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Review in Current problems in diagnostic radiology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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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

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Emergency radiology: roadmap for radiology departments.Japanese journal of radiology · 2025
    Review
  3. Awareness of damage control surgery and resuscitation practice: Rational emergency surgical trends in mass trauma events in Syria.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2022
    Article
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

4 authors.

Muhammad Umer NasirDepartment of Emergency and Trauma Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Electronic address: dromernasir@gmail.com.
Poornima Elizabeth ChandyDepartment of Emergency and Trauma Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
James RobertsDepartment of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Siobhán B O'NeillDepartment of Emergency and Trauma Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mass casualty incidents, by nature of their scale and unpredictability, can rapidly overwhelm health infrastructure. Preparation is the key to managing these crises with the lowest risk to emergency and health personnel, while providing maximal life saving measures. We present an overview of the multitiered planning that should go into forming a well set out emergency response plan and one that is capable of being adapted to a wide range of mass casualty scenarios. We highlight the ethical implications that a healthcare team faces while making challenging decisions rapidly in a high-pressure environment. Radiology trainees should be aware of the response systems in place at their institutions and the role that is expected of them in mass casualty incidents.

Indexed as

Disaster PlanningMass Casualty IncidentsRadiologyEmergency Service, HospitalHumans

Identifiers

PMID32951950
PMCPMC7448733

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