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Diverse decision-making is needed in managing mass casualty incidents (MCIs), by emergency medical services (EMS). The aim of the study was to review consensus among international experts concerning policies of EMS management during MCIs.Applicability of 21 EMS policies was tested through a 2-cycle modified e-Delphi process, in which 38 multi-disciplinary experts from 10 countries participated. Threshold...
To review hospitalised burn patients from 2004 to 2010 admitted to Israeli burn units and compare these result with data from 1997 to 2003.Retrospectively, data was collected from the Israeli Trauma Registry (ITR) encompassing all burn admissions to Israeli burn units from 2004–2010 and compared to 1997–2003.Of the 5269 burn patients admitted from 2004 to 2010, 39.8% were non-Jewish. Infants under...
Zielsetzung Im vorliegenden Beitrag sollen die evidenzbasierten Erkenntnisse und Richtlinien zur Vorbereitung von Gesundheitssystemen auf Terroranschläge beschrieben werden. Methoden Die themarelevante Literatur wurde gesichtet und geprüft. Ein Schwerpunkt lag dabei auf Daten zur Zweiten Intifada von 2000 bis 2005. Ergebnisse Die entscheidenden Elemente im Umgang mit Terroranschlägen sind nicht...
Purpose To describe the evidence-based insights and guidelines regarding the preparedness of health-care systems to deal with terror attacks. Methods Review of the existing literature on the subject with an emphasis on data from the Second Intifada of 2000–2005. Results The most critical components of dealing with terror attacks are not the clinical guidelines and protocols but organization, command,...
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