Author Affiliation Kristi L. Koenig, MD University of California, Irvine, Center for Disaster Medical Sciences, Orange, California Frederick M. Burkle, Jr, MD Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Cambridge, Massachusetts LIMITS OF OUR CAPACITY The last 3 decades have seen a worldwide appreciation for advances in disaster medicine and public health preparedness that […]
Antarctica is one of the most remote regions on Earth. Mass casualty incident (MCI) responses in Antarctica are prone to complications from multiple environmental and operational challenges. This review of the current status of MCI risks and response strategies for Antarctica focuses on aeromedical evacuation, a critical component of many possible MCI scenarios.
To assess current medical staffing levels within the Hospital Referral System in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa, and analyze the surge capacity needs to prepare for the potential of a conventional mass casualty incident during a planned mass gathering.
