Originally Posted by
Paracab
Not quite. A major incident is defined as an incident dictating that the local hospitals would be receiving patients beyond the level that is normal for them. There are dozens of chemical incidents across the UK everyday that are unreported and that are not declared as majors. Nothing more than press spin.
A two car collision could potentially produce fourteen patients arriving at ED together, but as with chemical incidents a quick look first to see what's what is the way to do it.
Could very easily be major incident with agents such as Mustard, decontamination wash facilities required at the A/E as well as the site. mustard is an evil agent as well as the immediate injuries there is also the persistance of it as well. It has been reported in the past forresters in and around the WW1 battlefields have received mustard burns when felling trees many many years after the initial attack went in.