COVID-19 the showdown for mass casualty preparedness and management: the Cassandra Syndrome

COVID-19 the showdown for mass casualty preparedness and management: the Cassandra Syndrome

Abstract Since December 2019, the world is potentially facing one of the most difficult infectious situations of the last decades. COVID-19 epidemic warrants consideration as a mass casualty incident (MCI) of the highest nature. An optimal MCI/disaster management should consider all four phases of t...

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Main Authors: Federico Coccolini, Massimo Sartelli, Yoram Kluger, Emmanouil Pikoulis, Evika Karamagioli, Ernest E. Moore, Walter L. Biffl, Andrew Peitzman, Andreas Hecker, Mircea Chirica, Dimitrios Damaskos, Carlos Ordonez, Felipe Vega, Gustavo P. Fraga, Massimo Chiarugi, Salomone Di Saverio, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Fikri Abu-Zidan, Alain Chicom Mefire, Ari Leppaniemi, Vladimir Khokha, Boris Sakakushev, Rodolfo Catena, Raul Coimbra, Luca Ansaloni, Davide Corbella, Fausto Catena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Subjects:
Coronavirus
COVID-19
Epidemia
Pademia
Mass casualties
Management
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13017-020-00304-5

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