Coping With War Mass Casualties in a Hospital Under Fire: The Radiology Experience

• 2009

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• Ahuva Engel; Michalle Soudack; Amos Ofer; Samy Nitecki; Eduard Ghersin; Doron Fischer
PMID: 19843733DOI: https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.09.2375

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This article discusses how a hospital in Israel managed mass casualties during the Second Lebanon War in 2006. The radiology department played a key role, handling an average of 25 injured patients daily. They reorganized their workflow to provide care for both war and non-war patients. Communication was improved with walkie-talkies, and ultrasound machines were used for quick assessments. CT scans helped diagnose injuries accurately, while digital angiography aided in vascular diagnosis and treatment. Despite challenges, the hospital maintained patient care through teamwork and efficient use of imaging techniques during this difficult time.

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Focus Area: Violence

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Critical Illness; Diagnostic Imaging; Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services; Israel; Lebanon; Multiple Trauma; Radiology Department, Hospital; Trauma Centers; Triage; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; Warfare; Mass Casualty Incidents; War-Related Injuries

Institutions: Rambam Health Care Campus

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