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Paradigm change in mass casualty incident command by collective leadership and swarm intelligence

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  1. Military Hospital Narahenpita, 08 Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo, 00800, Sri Lanka

    Amila Ratnayake

  2. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD, 20889, USA

    Amila Ratnayake & Tamara Worlton

  3. National Hospital Sri Lanka, Regent Street, Colombo, 10000, Sri Lanka

    Sanjeewa Garusinghe

  4. Hadassah- Hebrew University Medical Center, Kiryat Hadassah, POB 12000, 91120, Jerusalem, Israel

    Miklosh Bala

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Ratnayake, A., Garusinghe, S., Worlton, T. et al. Paradigm change in mass casualty incident command by collective leadership and swarm intelligence. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 48, 3599–3600 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-021-01680-6

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