title: 2014 Fort Hood, Texas, mass casualty incident: reviews and perspectives.
abstract: On April 2, 2014, in Fort Hood, Texas, an active shooter incident occurred where four active duty soldiers were tragically killed. Active shooter incidents are becoming alarmingly more frequent over the last decade in the USA. The authors provide a detailed account of the events that occurred within the hospital and an evaluation of the triage decisions made on that day. A detailed review of mass casualty preparedness and the general approach to triage processes are also described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, 36000 Darnall Loop, Fort Hood, TX, 76554, USA, joshstrommen@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Joshua J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Strommen
authors.forename: Scott M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Waterman
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Brian F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Grogan