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Preparedness and Response to a Rural Mass Casualty Incident: Workshop Summary (2011)
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Preparedness and Response to a Rural Mass Casualty Incident: Workshop Summary

Contents

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INTRODUCTION

  

1
   

 Background,

  

2
   

 Organization of the Report,

  

5

2

  

CASE EXAMPLES: 2008 MEXICAN HAT, UTAH, INCIDENT 2010 AND ALBERT PIKE, ARKANSAS, FLOOD

  

7
   

 NTSB Mexican Hat Investigation,

  

7
   

 The 2008 Mexican Hat, Utah, Incident and Response: Local Perspective,

  

8
   

 The 2008 Mexican Hat, Utah, Incident and Response: State and Regional Perspectives,

  

13
   

 The 2010 Albert Pike, Arkansas, Flooding,

  

15
   

 Themes Identified by Workshop Participants,

  

18

3

  

9-1-1 ACCESS AND COMMUNICATIONS

  

21
   

 Challenges,

  

21
   

 Improving Response,

  

27
   

 Themes Identified by Workshop Participants,

  

29

4

  

CHALLENGES FACING THE PREHOSPITAL SYSTEM

  

31
   

 Discerning and Addressing Local Challenges,

  

31
   

 Rethinking and Retasking Available Resources,

  

35
   

 The Human Resource,

  

38
   

 Themes Identified by Workshop Participants,

  

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