[Segregation and evacuation of victims caused by biological pathogens].

Pol Merkur Lekarski

Military Institute of Medicine in Warsaw, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of National Defense, Hospital Emergency Department.

Published: November 2012

Threat of the use of biological pathogens is still real. The degree of preparation assistance at various stages directly affects the efficiency of operations in the event of mass cases. The need for and scope of assistance given in relation to current recommendations, and our own experience with patients with severe infections. Principle of segregation and evacuation steps included in the basic hospital procedures.

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