The Casualty Surgeons' Association.

Active shooter and intentional mass-casualty events: the Hartford Consensus II.

Survivability From Mass-Casualty Shooting Events issued the following call to action on July 11, 2013. It is the second report from the committee, which the American College of Surgeons (ACS) played a leadership role in forming. The committee has representation from the ACS Board of Regents, the ACS Committee on Trauma, the PreHospital Trauma Life Support program, the Federal Bureau of Investig...

An update on the surgeons scope and depth of practice to all hazards emergency response.

This article outlines the position of The Eastern Association of the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) in defining the role of surgeons, and specifically trauma/critical care surgeons, in the development of public health initiatives that are designed to react to and deal effectively with acts of terrorism. All aspects of the surgeon's role in response to mass casualty incidents are considered, from preh...

Improving Survival from Active Shooter Events: The Hartford Consensus.

Dr. Lenworth Jacobs, Hartford Hospital, Board of Regents, American College of Surgeons Dr. Norman McSwain, Medical Director, Prehospital Trauma Life Support Dr. Michael Rotondo, Chair, American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Dr. David Wade, Chief Medical Officer, FBI Dr. William Fabbri, Medical Director, Emergency Medical Support Program, FBI Dr. Alexander Eastman, Major Cities Chiefs ...

Surgeons call for community response to mass casualty incidents.

Problems in staffing of emergency departments.

PREVIOUS speakers have recounted most of the difficulties at present being experienced in the staffing of casualty departments and these have been further amplified in discussion. It would seem more valuable, rather than re-iterating these, to put forward some possible solutions and criticize some of the solutions suggested by others. Before a clear decision can be reached it will be necessary ...