Proportional Effect: The Israeli Experience

Deterring Terrorist Organizations - The Israeli Experience

Clinical review: The Israeli experience: conventional terrorism and critical care

Over the past four years there have been 93 multiple-casualty terrorist attacks in Israel, 33 of them in Jerusalem. The Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center is the only Level I trauma center in Jerusalem and has therefore gained important experience in caring for critically injured patients. To do so we have developed a highly flexible operational system for managing the general intensive ...

Hypertension control in the community--an Israeli experience.

Needle thoracostomy for tension pneumothorax: the Israeli Defense Forces experience.

BACKGROUND Point of injury needle thoracostomy (NT) for tension pneumothorax is potentially lifesaving. Recent data raised concerns regarding the efficacy of conventional NT devices. Owing to these considerations, the Israeli Defense Forces Medical Corps (IDF-MC) recently introduced a longer, wider, more durable catheter for the performance of rapid chest decompression. The present series repre...

Lung transplantation in patients with cystic fibrosis: the Israeli experience.

BACKGROUND Lung transplantation is a well-established therapeutic option for end-stage lung disease in cystic fibrosis. Although it confers a clear survival advantage, outcome differs among centers according to local experience, patient selection, transplantation procedure, and postoperative care. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the national Israeli experience with lung transplantation in patients wit...