TY - JOUR T1 - Fifteen-minute consultation: An overview of major incidents JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2022-323785 SP - edpract-2022-323785 AU - Stefani Widya AU - Rebecca Hewitson AU - Tulsi Patel AU - Damian Roland AU - Christopher Dadnam Y1 - 2022/06/14 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2022/06/28/archdischild-2022-323785.abstract N2 - Major incidents are rare but require a large amount of preparation, co-ordination and communication across different emergency services and specialities. This ensures that casualties are efficiently managed within the constraints of limited clinical resources. This article aims to provide a brief understanding of what constitutes as a major incident, how it is declared and the chain of command in communication and action, focusing specifically on the paediatric process. It also aims to highlight important considerations that could potentially be missed (eg, the mental health impact, forensic evidence and so on). ER -