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Richard A. Serino

Publications -  6
Citations -  159

Richard A. Serino is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mass-casualty incident & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 6 publications receiving 155 citations.

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The return of tourniquets. Original research evaluates the effectiveness of prehospital tourniquets for civilian penetrating extremity injuries.

TL;DR: It’s been proposed that 10% of combat deaths in the Vietnam War resulted from uncontrolled hemorrhage from extremity wounds; many of the deaths were due solely toffective field hemorrhage control methods.

Original research evaluates the effectiveness of prehospital tourniquets for civilian penetrating extremity injuries

TL;DR: Kalish et al. as mentioned in this paper argue that manual pressure should be sufficient to control hemorrhage, and that the proximity of urban trauma centers to the scene of an injury should preclude exsanguination before the patient reaches definitive care.
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Active shooter and intentional mass-casualty events: the Hartford Consensus II.

TL;DR: Survivability From Mass-Casualty Shooting Events issued the following call to action on July 11, 2013: Active Shooter and Intentional Mass-casualty Events.
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Implementing the cities readiness initiative: lessons learned from Boston.

TL;DR: Practical lessons learned from the development and implementation of the Boston CRI plan center on heightened emphasis on security, a new mass protection model of dispensing, neighborhood-centric clinic site selection, online training of Medical Reserve Corps volunteers, and the testing of operations through drills and exercises.