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Our first objective should be to determine exactly “what is a disaster.” A good number of definitions have been developed by researchers on the matter; however, some essential medical aspects seem to have been forgotten.
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- Emergency Medical Service
- Medical Response
- Disaster Response
- Mass Casualty
- Emergency Medical Service System
These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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NATO-Joint Civil/Military Group Report. (1990). Disaster Medicine - An Overall Response to Disaster Situations. In: Duffy, J.C. (eds) Health and Medical Aspects of Disaster Preparedness. NATO, vol 14. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0589-7_1
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