• Luis Martín-Ibáñez, Juan Pérez-Martínez, David Zamora-Mínguez, Francisco Alcón-Rubio, Valentín González-Alonso, Sara Aroca García-Rubio, Jesús Manuel Hernández-Hernández, Feliciano Díaz, and Pablo Román-López.
• Grupo de Artillería de Campaña, Brigada de Infantería Ligera "Rey Alfonso XIII" II de La Legión, Almería, España.
• Emergencias. 2019 Jun 1; 31 (3): 195-201.

EnInternational guidelines recommend adapting military health care protocols to emergencies involving multiple intentional-injury victims in civilian environments. Adaptations can reflect similarities in types of injuries or issues of provider safety and that arise in military and some civilian emergencies. Because more experience with such incidents has been gained in the United States, most of the literature on this topic discusses emergency medical systems that differ from the ones operating in the autonomous communities of Spain, where varying resources and procedures are mandated by local authorities charged with preparing for emergencies. However, common elements are present, offering a framework and principles to apply when drafting evidence-based plans for effective, efficient response to multiple-victim emergencies. We think that participants at each point in the chain of survival must have clear missions and understand the roles they play in the various zones that comprise the scene of an emergency. Therefore this consensus paper attempts to define the relevant principles and roles for participants at all levels, from occasional first responders up to staff at trauma referral centers.

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