mass casualty incident
Definition
An emergency situation involving a large number of casualties—typically more than local resources can handle immediately—requiring coordinated multi-agency response.
A disaster or event producing multiple victims with injuries or fatalities that overwhelm standard medical triage and transport capabilities.
Examples
The annual pie-eating contest devolved into a mass casualty incident when the 'all-you-can-eat' rule met a table of habanero pies.
After the new app update, tech support declared the flood of crashes a mass casualty incident for user patience.
Black Friday at the mall escalated to mass casualty incident status faster than you can say 'door buster deal.'
The karaoke night turned into a mass casualty incident for eardrums when Uncle Bob tackled 'Bohemian Rhapsody.'
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