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Using a joint triage model for multi-hospital response to a mass casualty incident in New York city
Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 05/05/09
Arquilla B et al. - This paper defines a specific plan which allows two separate institutions, with different capabilities, to function as a single receiving entity in the event of a mass casualty incident. The street between the two institutions will be closed to traffic and a two-phase process initiated. Arriving ambulances will first be quickly screened to expedite the most critical patients followed by formal triage and directing patients to one of the two facilities.
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