A next-generation augmented reality platform for mass casualty incidents (MCI)

It is vitally important to coordinate resources, information sharing, and two-way communication between medical incident commanders (ICs) and first medical responders (paramedics) at mass casualty incidents (MCI) sites. Information at the time of disasters also needs to be effectively analyzed and presented through intelligent user interfaces. Such interfaces need to be easy-to-use by ICs to foster critical decisions that can potentially reduce mortality rates. In this paper, we present Panacea's Cloud™---a next-generation multiple casualty management system. This system has been iteratively developed and refined based on user experience research driven methodology that employed a mixed methods approach, including the views of clinical experts. Panacea's Cloud™ is an example of a next generation MCI system that has an intelligent dashboard that integrates Internet-of-Things (IoT) technologies such as wearable devices and augmented reality technology (AR), virtual beacons, and sensor network nodes. It supports coordination between ICs and paramedics. Our research demonstrates how IoT-based web applications, especially AR and the use of smart glasses, can be futuristically designed for purposes of smart healthcare applications that have effective and efficient communication capabilities. General design recommendations for next generation multiple casualty management system development include incorporating Situational Awareness features, a Synchronous Map View system, a Hands-Free Communication service with AR and smart glasses, Digital Notes, and resilient Wi-Fi networks.

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