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

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dc.contributor.authorCoccolini, Federico
dc.contributor.authorSartelli, Massimo
dc.contributor.authorKluger, Yoram
dc.contributor.authorPikoulis, Emmanouil
dc.contributor.authorKaramagioli, Evika
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Ernest E
dc.contributor.authorBiffl, Walter L
dc.contributor.authorPeitzman, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorHecker, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorChirica, Mircea
dc.contributor.authorDamaskos, Dimitrios
dc.contributor.authorOrdonez, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorVega, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorFraga, Gustavo P
dc.contributor.authorChiarugi, Massimo
dc.contributor.authorDi Saverio, Salomone
dc.contributor.authorKirkpatrick, Andrew W
dc.contributor.authorAbu-Zidan, Fikri
dc.contributor.authorMefire, Alain C
dc.contributor.authorLeppaniemi, Ari
dc.contributor.authorKhokha, Vladimir
dc.contributor.authorSakakushev, Boris
dc.contributor.authorCatena, Rodolfo
dc.contributor.authorCoimbra, Raul
dc.contributor.authorAnsaloni, Luca
dc.contributor.authorCorbella, Davide
dc.contributor.authorCatena, Fausto
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-12T00:03:35Z
dc.date.available2020-04-12T00:03:35Z
dc.date.issued2020-04-09
dc.date.updated2020-04-12T00:03:35Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract 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 the so-called disaster cycle: mitigation, planning, response, and recovery. COVID-19 outbreak has demonstrated the worldwide unpreparedness to face a global MCI. This present paper thus represents a call for action to solicitate governments and the Global Community to actively start effective plans to promote and improve MCI management preparedness in general, and with an obvious current focus on COVID-19.
dc.identifier.citationWorld Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2020 Apr 09;15(1):26
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-020-00304-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/111789
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rights.holderThe Author(s)
dc.titleCOVID-19 the showdown for mass casualty preparedness and management: the Cassandra Syndrome
dc.typeJournal Article
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