Table 2.

Medical roles that may be involved in various stages of the MIMMS CSCATT schemata

Management	Command	Effective management of the response and clear point of contact. This should be provided by the hospital coordination team
	Safety	Safety 1-2-3
	Communication	Communications plans should be tested before an event and contingencies in place Major incident standby and activation notifications should be in place
	Assessment	This will be a dynamic process with the scale of response based on casualty load
Medical	Triage	Prioritization of casualties for treatment
	Treatment	Will depend on the availability and skill set of staff, available time and resources, nature and severity of casualties
	Transport	Casualties may arrive from an incident by any means, and there may be onward pressures in moving them around or between hospitals