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Preparing Hospitals for CBRN Emergencies in Israel–A Review
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 July 2023
Abstract
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Introduction:
The mission of the medical department in the Home Front Command is to support the preparedness of Israel’s health system for emergencies, both in day-to-day routine and during wartime. This is achieved by practicing emergency scenarios in all general hospitals, including biological, chemical, and radiological mass-casualty events.
Method:
Implementing an annual drill plan in all general hospitals and practicing emergency scenarios, including non-conventional events such as mass toxicological events and radiological mass casualty events.
Results:
The presentation describes the hospital radiological and chemical mass casualty event doctrine and the drills performed in hospitals to achieve better preparedness.
Conclusion:
The drills conducted in the general hospitals in Israel enable better preparation for CBRN emergency scenarios.
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- Tabletop Presentations
- Information
- Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 38 , Supplement S1: 22nd Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine , May 2023 , pp. s216
- Copyright
- © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine
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