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Purpose: Among all the emergency scenarios, the most common medical emergency event in Israel is the conventional mass casualty event (MCE). This article describes the Israeli model of emergency preparedness and management at the national level, step‐by‐step emergency management at the hospital level, and nursing roles in emergency events.
Setting: Israel has a unique national and local model of organizing...