• Mass Casualty and Injury Events.
The most severe injuries in mass casualty events are fractures, burns, lacerations, and crush injuries. However, the most common injuries are eye injuries, sprains, strains, minor wounds, and ear damage.

• Brain Injuries and Mass Casualty Events
An estimated 1.4 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury each year, most often due to falls, motor vehicle-traffic crashes and being struck by persons or against objects. Timely diagnosis and treatment of long term consequences is needed.

• International Nursing Coalition for Mass Casualty Education
As part of the international community's overall plan for emergency preparedness in mass casualty incidents, nurses world-wide must have a minimum level of knowledge and skill to appropriately respond to a mass casualty incident.