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Table 1 Planning assumptions for the potential percentages of casualties in each category[1, 4]

From: Consensus on items and quantities of clinical equipment required to deal with a mass casualties big bang incident: a national Delphi study

Category

Patient condition

% of total

P1

Casualties needing immediate life-saving resuscitation and/or surgery

25% (25 casualties)

P2

Stabilized casualties needing early surgery but delay is acceptable

25% (25 casualties)

P3

Casualties requiring treatment but a longer delay is acceptable

50% (50 casualties)