Improving preparedness for mass casualty incidents in hospitals: insights from a large-scale simulation exercise with geotracking and validated questionnaires

Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) rapidly exceed routine hospital capacity. Full-scale exercises are essential for preparedness, but systematic, multidimensional evaluations remain scarce. This study aimed to evaluate overall team performance in triage accuracy, workflow, and individual workload throug...

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Main Authors:	Forst, Maik von der (Author) , Schaefer, Hanne (Author) , Mohr, Stefan (Author) , Kenngott, Hannes Götz (Author) , Farjallah, Elyes (Author) , Huck, Matthias (Author) , Baetzner, Anke (Author) , Frenkel, Marie Ottilie (Author) , Ries, Markus (Author) , Loos, Martin (Author) , Michalski, Christoph (Author) , Leowardi-Bauer, Christine (Author) , Weigand, Markus A. (Author) , Popp, Erik (Author) , Salg, Gabriel Alexander (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	09 March 2026
In:	BMC emergency medicine Year: 2026, Pages: 1-42
ISSN:	1471-227X
DOI:	10.1186/s12873-026-01527-6
Online Access:	Resolving-System, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-026-01527-6 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-026-01527-6
Author Notes:	Maik von der Forst, Hanne Schaefer, Stefan Mohr, Hannes G. Kenngott, Elyes Farjallah, Matthias Huck, Anke S. Baetzner, Marie Ottilie Frenkel, Markus Ries, Martin Loos, Christoph W. Michalski, Christine Leowardi, Markus Weigand, Erik Popp & Gabriel A. Salg