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Chapter 6: Mass Casualty Incidents

  1. The National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO). EMS Office Assessment of the Status of Communications Systems in the States and Territories. https://nasemso.org/wp-content/uploads/EMS-Office-Assessment-of-Status-of-Communications-Systems-in-States-and-Territories-2015.pdf. Date Accessed: August 9, 2024
  2. WHO, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Interagency integrated triage tool (IITT). July 2023. https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/IITT. Date Accessed: August 9, 2024
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  6. TriData Division, System Planning Corporation. Aurora Century 16 Theater Shooting: After Action Report for the City of Aurora, Colorado. 2014. https://vpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Aurora-Report-After-Action-2014.pdf. Date Accessed: August 9, 2024.
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  10. Figure 6-2. An example of a medical branch organization chart. (From Sierra Sacramento Valley EMS Agency. https://www.ssvems.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/837-A.pdf. Date Accessed: August 9, 2024)

 

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