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Preparing Hospitals for CBRN Emergencies in Israel–A Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2023

Diana Hertzog
Diana Hertzog*
Affiliation:
IDF, Ramla, Israel
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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
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Copyright
© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine