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  4. Medicine (General)
  5. The Synapse
  6. 2015
  7. The Synapse, Volume 14, Issue 5
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dc.contributor.authorSpiteri, Michael-
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-18T08:25:03Z-
dc.date.available2016-11-18T08:25:03Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.citationSpiteri, M. (2015). Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. The Synapse, 14(5), 18-19en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/14078-
dc.description.abstractBy their very nature, mass casualty events are difficult to predict; therefore the nature, location and time of incidents, as well as their impacts are almost unclear to the disaster planners. The ability of an emergency medical system to deal with acute, unexpected increases in medical demands during disasters is a concept endorsed by the vast majority of emergency planners.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherMedical Portals Ltd.en_GB
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_GB
dc.subjectHospitals -- Emergency services -- Maltaen_GB
dc.subjectEmergency management -- Maltaen_GB
dc.subjectEmergency medical services -- Maltaen_GB
dc.subjectDisaster medicine -- Planningen_GB
dc.titleFailing to prepare is preparing to failen_GB
dc.typearticleen_GB
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