Preparing Hospitals for CBRN Emergencies in Israel–A Review
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چکیده
Introduction: The mission of the medical department in Home Front Command is to support preparedness Israel’s health system for emergencies, both day-to-day routine and during wartime. This achieved by practicing emergency scenarios all general hospitals, including biological, chemical, radiological mass-casualty events. Method: Implementing an annual drill plan hospitals scenarios, non-conventional events such as mass toxicological casualty Results: presentation describes hospital chemical event doctrine drills performed achieve better preparedness. Conclusion: conducted Israel enable preparation CBRN scenarios.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1049-023X', '1945-1938']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x23005526