Principles of emergency management in disasters

A single, improvised "Kassam" rocket explosion can cause a mass casualty incident: a potential threat for future international terrorism?

“…In the past decade, Israel, as well as other countries, has experienced growing numbers of MCI, mainly as a result of terrorist suicide bombers 3 – 16. Some of these incidents have been systematically studied; using a standardised method of debriefing and analysis of these MCI, in a prospective methodology called disastrous incident systematic analysis through components, interactions and results (DISAST-CIR) 5 – 9…”

Mass casualty incident management, triage, injury distribution of casualties and rate of arrival of casualties at the hospitals: lessons from a suicide bomber attack in downtown Tel Aviv

“…The management of such an event differs according to the location, the character of the event, the number and severity of the casualties, the rate of accumulation of evacuation vehicles , the experience and skills of the field first aid teams, the number and level of nearby hospitals and their capacities 10. Researching the unique characteristics of the management and outcomes of every one of these events has taught us different new lessons, and it is suggested that proper management of the event can be a key factor in reducing the mortality rate in a mass casualty incident 1 – 10.…”

“…Researching the unique characteristics of the management and outcomes of every one of these events has taught us different new lessons, and it is suggested that proper management of the event can be a key factor in reducing the mortality rate in a mass casualty incident 1 – 10. We believe that lessons learned from every such event must be prospectively described and analysed using the same methodology to allow generalisation from the accumulated experience and to draw conclusions from them.…”

Analysis of Patients Injured During the Local Elections in Sanliurfa Province

“…Kitlesel kazalar geniş kapsamlı bir terminoloji olup çok sayıda insanı etkileyen her türlü hastalık ve yaralanmayı içermektedir. [3] Doğal afetler, silah ve patlayıcılarla yaralanmalar, trafik ve teknoloji ile ilişkili yaralanmalar kitlesel yaralanmalara neden olabilir. Kitlesel olaylarda olay yerinde organize ilk yardım hizmeti sağlamak zordur.…”

“…Kitlesel olaylarda olay yerinde organize ilk yardım hizmeti sağlamak zordur. [3] Acil servise aynı kaza veya darp nedeni ile 20 ve daha fazla hasta-yaralının aynı anda başvurması halinde afet yönetimine geçilir.…”