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Multicasualty Incident

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Multicasualty Incident
A technological or natural disaster —e.g., a multivehicular pileup—which can be managed by local emergency medical services.

multicasualty incident
Public health A 'minor' man-made–technological or natural disaster which can be managed by local emergency medical services. See National Disaster Medical System. Cf Mass disaster.


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``It had to be the worst multicasualty incident I've been to,'' Los Angeles Fire Capt.
``If we had a fire or a multicasualty incident and had that many companies out of service in the Valley, we'd be in trouble,''said Ken Buzzell, president of the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City.
 
 
 
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