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If someone needs immediate help with mass casualty, use emergency mode.
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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — An event has injured many people at once — explosion, collapse, crash, or attack.
The essentials if you need to act right now.
Stay safe. Call 112 — many injured. Help worst first. Follow responders.
What might I see? Observable signs — no diagnosis required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Multiple people down, screaming, smoke, or structural damage.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Emergency services not yet on scene or overwhelmed.
Optional deeper explanation — not required to act.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Resources are limited — greatest good for greatest number guides civilian help.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Scene may remain dangerous — secondary devices or collapse common.
Check the scene before you approach.
Civilian-safe actions you can take.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Scan for ongoing danger — move to cover if threat continues.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112: "Mass casualty at [location]. Estimate [N] injured."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Identify immediate deaths and walking wounded — focus on those who can be saved with simple actions.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Direct bystanders: one person calling, one guiding ambulances, one doing pressure on worst bleed.
When and how to get professional help.
MCI always needs professional incident command and multiple ambulances.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Untrained civilians provide first triage and bleeding control only — do not overload one victim while others die.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Use words "mass casualty incident" and exact address.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Update count of critical, trapped, and safe assembly area.
Dangerous actions, when not to attempt rescue, and common myths.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT spend ten minutes on one person while others bleed out.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT enter unstable structure to rescue.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Treat the most visibly injured person first
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Triage prioritizes those who will die without immediate simple help — silent bleeders before screaming fractures.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Treating dramatic injuries first lets silent deaths occur.
Other scenarios in the same family.
Active shooter
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Someone is shooting or attacking with a weapon in a public place.
Crowd crush
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You are packed in a crowd so tight you cannot move arms or breathe properly.
Explosion nearby
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A blast occurred nearby — bomb, gas explosion, or industrial detonation.
Knife attack
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Someone is attacking people with a knife or sharp weapon nearby.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — All red-tag triage patients need ambulance priority.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Walking wounded still need hospital — internal injury hides.