MASCAL (Mass Casualty Exercise) training is a simulation-based initiative designed to evaluate the readiness of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), fire departments, law enforcement, …

Mar 7, 2025 · In a MASCAL scenario, complexity can cost lives. A recent Journal of Special Operations Medicine (JSOM) article highlights how responders triage when resources are …

A mass casualty incident (often shortened to MCI) describes an incident in which emergency medical services resources, such as personnel and equipment, are overwhelmed by the …

Jul 25, 2012 · A MASCAL incident is defined as a single incident involving more deaths or injuries of reportable individuals than a garrison casualty manager or U.S. embassy can manage.

This paper describes the 8Ds approach being taken by the UK Defence Medical Services and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Emergency Medicine Panel framework to approach MASCAL.

Feb 23, 2023 · The results of a hospital’s report card that really matter is how they respond in a mass casualty event, more commonly known as a MASCAL. A MASCAL is a when the …

In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These acronyms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Term …

Nov 5, 2024 · In part 1 of this series on MASCALs (mass casualty incidents or MCIs), we discussed the classic “ 5 S’s” of mass casualty management and the S.T.A.R.T. system of …

May 28, 2021 · MASCAL is an event where the number of patients and/or their care requirements exceed the regular capabilities of the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group. This iteration of the …

Overview of MASCAL operations, triage process, situational factors, and roles in mass casualty incidents.