The Mass Casualty Incident: Triage

[Grumpy Grandpa]

I certainly agree with you HL - the general call of " I need help", is likely to do more harm then good. I would think that directing walking wounded to specific tasks, would be much more effective.

I also bow to your experience at the bus station (my mobile patrol was ambushed at the back of it one night in '79, I think it was...). The nearest I have come to anything like your experience or to the scenario was an overturned mini-bus on an A road, which was messy enough but nowhere near the same scale.

Easy, it will never be and I tried to read the article with imagination, trying to put myself in the situation. I think that's the real value here - look at what we're doing now, discussing it - with mental preparation (and as much training as we can get!) we're much more likely to be of use than without it.