MASCAL
Military abbreviation · Military Term
| Stands for | Mass casualty |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
MASCAL stands for Mass casualty, a military term abbreviation.
Incident producing more casualties than local medical resources can handle with normal procedures, requiring triage and emergency plans. Examples include bombings, rocket attacks and aircraft crashes on bases.
Example: The hospital declared a MASCAL after the rocket attack on the base.
Usage notes
Military hospitals and units rehearse MASCAL drills regularly. Civilian emergency services use the equivalent term mass casualty incident (MCI). Triage categories commonly include immediate, delayed, minimal and expectant. Practicing the plan in advance shortens the time to treat the most urgent patients.
Related abbreviations
More military term abbreviations
- LD – Line of departure
- LES – Leave and Earnings Statement
- LOAC – Law of armed conflict
- LOD – Line of duty
- LZ – Landing zone
- MARPAT – Marine Pattern
- MDMP – Military decision-making process
- MEDEVAC – Medical evacuation
- MEPS – Military Entrance Processing Station
- METT-TC – Mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available…
- MGRS – Military Grid Reference System
- MIA – Missing in action