There’s no such thing as a Mass Casualty Event
With maybe one exception we can think of – let’s change the way the media uses our language and terms
“Police declared Astroworld ‘mass casualty event’ half-hour before Scott left stage” – New York Post
“5 fatalities, at least 40 injured after Waukesha mass casualty event” – gmtoday.com
“Did quick-thinking taxi driver prevent mass casualty event in Liverpool blast?” – The Daily Beast
I am not sure when the U.S. mass media decided to start using the phrase ‘mass casualty event’, but I do not like it. Events are good things, most times they are planned well in advance and scheduled. Does anyone plan their day expecting to get seriously injured or even killed? Would you go to a concert or even a trip to a mall if you knew an active assailant was on the schedule for the day?
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