conclusions extremity injuries especially open fractures of lower limbs account for the majority of hospitalized victims. compartment syndrome is one of the main problems that should be addressed. our study demonstrates that people still need more education regarding earthquakes and the government should direct more attention to this issue. results in this study, there were 105 females (52.5%) ...

Controlling the mortality rate at Mass Casualty Incident presents an increasingly important challenge for Emergency service organizations. Preparation is required by any healthcare system to minimize loss of life and maximize casualty recovery. The literature conjectures that rates can be decreased integrating technology with emergency management system. To develop a superior rate-controlling p...

This paper presents the design of a virtual reality learning module inspired by exercises healthcare professionals and its limitations as result action research carried out authors’ collective. The is implemented on car crash scenario emergency event. Virtual training presented here an important supplement to traditional paramedic with potential reduce costs make more effective part their refre...

Introduction: Mass-casualty incidents (MCI) featuring a large number of injured persons caused by human-made or natural disasters are increasing globally. During these incidents, medical first responders (MFR) need to take appropriate action that saves lives. In this context, the adage “practice makes perfect” is befitting MCI training. However, providing large-scale training often difficult du...

In mass casualty incidents, operation managers have to make decisions under highly stressful conditions. At present, the tactical information is mostly written down on paper-based worksheets, which are inconvenient to use. As a result, the operation managers tend to avoid the paper sheets and try to remember information which is error-prone. To overcome this issue, this paper presents an IT-sup...

Mass burns casualty disasters occur rarely, but they are difficult to manage. Management of these cases are often further complicated in poorly resourced settings found in the developing world as triage decisions often have to be made early. This case report discusses ethical dilemmas that have been encountered when treating a mass burns casualty’s incident in the setting of a regional burns un...