Mass casualty management
Mass casualty management
Mass casualty management
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Why disaster medicine ?<br />
Disaster, did you say ?<br />
• « Titanic turn of mind » :<br />
- sinking is unbelievable<br />
- consequently, preparation is useless<br />
•« Zero risk » does not exist :<br />
– Technological accidents :<br />
Seveso (1976), Bhopal (1984), Chernobyl (1986)<br />
– Human accidents :<br />
Football, music festivals, mass gatherings, riots,<br />
terrorism, etc<br />
• Preparedness :<br />
– about <strong>management</strong> much more than medical aspects<br />
– university curriculum open to non medical agencies<br />
– common language
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