Identification of Performance Improvement Objectives After Management of a Mass Shooting Incident: A Retrospective Study.

disaster response and preparedness healthcare policy mass shooting process & performance improvement trauma critical care

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Oct 2023
Historique:
accepted: 23 10 2023
medline: 29 11 2023
pubmed: 29 11 2023
entrez: 29 11 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Mass shootings are firearm incidents involving four or more victims at one or more locations close to one another. Although some American College of Surgeons designated trauma centers have the experience and resources to adequately treat mass shooting victims who arrive simultaneously or in close proximity to each other, many others do not. Therefore, the objective of this retrospective case series was to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment of five consecutive gunshot wound victims who presented to a Level II trauma center within 36 minutes of each other. Lessons learned from that experience were used to identify the most effective pre-hospital and hospital management interventions. Opportunities for performance improvement were analyzed with respect to the current literature and the American College of Surgeons 2022 consensus recommendations for mass shootings.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38022271
doi: 10.7759/cureus.47529
pmc: PMC10664770
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

e47529

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023, Leslie et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Cynthia Leslie (C)

Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Good Samaritan University Hospital, West Islip, USA.

Kevin DiMagno (K)

Medical School, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, USA.

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