The practical approach in the hospital setting. Hospital MIMMS (HMIMMS) is the leading course for hospital staff responsible for planning, training and managing aspects of a major incident from a hospital perspective, with course objectives including:

➢ The type and incidence of major incidents and therefore the need for proper response and management planning.

➢ Understand and able to implement and follow the seven principles encapsulated in the CSCATTT approach to successfully managing a major incident.

➢ Understand the need for major incident training—focusing on those aspects of the plan which do not occur in day-to-day practice, i.e., command, control, communication and triage.

➢ Able to deliver the medical support needed for major incidents in the hospital setting using the concept of collapsible hierarchies.