[HTML][HTML] Needle thoracostomy for tension pneumothorax: the Israeli Defense Forces experience

LTCJ Chen, CR Nadler, MD Schwartz… - Canadian Journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Point of injury needle thoracostomy (NT) for tension pneumothorax is potentially
lifesaving. Recent data raised concerns regarding the efficacy of conventional NT devices. …

Simulation-based models of emergency departments: Operational, tactical, and strategic staffing

…, A Shtub, T Lauterman, D Schwartz… - ACM Transactions on …, 2011 - dl.acm.org
… Hence, a major component of our solution is the ED simulation model of Sinreich and
Marmor [2005, 2004], which is discussed in Section 4. Tailored to our needs, this simulation-based …

Population evacuations in industrial accidents: a review of the literature about four major events

Y Soffer, D Schwartz, A Goldberg… - … and disaster medicine, 2008 - cambridge.org
This article reviews the literature describing four chemical and nuclear accidents and the
lessons learned from each regarding the evacuation of civilian populations. Evacuation may …

Disaster healthcare system management and crisis intervention leadership in Thailand–lessons learned from the 2004 Tsunami disaster

R Peltz, I Ashkenazi, D Schwartz… - … and Disaster Medicine, 2006 - cambridge.org
Introduction:Quarantelli established criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of disaster
management.Objectives:The objectives of this study were to analyze the response of the …

Medical response of a physician and two nurses to the mass-casualty event resulting in the Phi Phi Islands from the tsunami

S Ammartyothin, I Ashkenasi, D Schwartz… - … and Disaster Medicine, 2006 - cambridge.org
… In the post-disaster debriefing, the Phi Phi Island hospital physician noted five major lessons
concerning disaster management in such extreme situation in a small facility located in a …

Prehospital care of Tsunami victims in Thailand: Description and analysis

D Schwartz, A Goldberg, I Ashkenasi… - … and Disaster Medicine, 2006 - cambridge.org
… Little information is available in the medical literature regarding the response and
restructuring of the prehospital healthcare system in dealing with major natural disasters.Objective:The …

Injury patterns of soldiers in the second Lebanon war

D Schwartz, E Glassberg, R Nadler… - Journal of trauma and …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
… The conflict took place near the Israeli border and major Israeli medical centers. Good
data records were maintained throughout the campaign, allowing accurate analysis of injury …

Improving hospital mass casualty preparedness through ongoing readiness evaluation

…, D Laor, T Hornik-Lurie, D Schwartz… - American Journal of …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of ongoing use of an evaluation tool
on hospitals’ emergency preparedness for mass casualty events (MCEs). Two cycles of …

The use of a powered device for intraosseous drug and fluid administration in a national EMS: a 4-year experience

D Schwartz, L Amir, R Dichter… - Journal of Trauma and …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
… Failure to obtain such access can be a major obstacle to adequate treatment, especially
in prehospital settings. In our EMS system, the BIG has been successfully used as a salvage …

Lessons learned from cross-border medical response to the terrorist bombings in Tabba and Ras-el-Satan, Egypt, on 07 October 2004

…, G Weiss, M Peres, D Laor, D Schwartz… - … and disaster medicine, 2005 - cambridge.org
… Twenty-three casualties secondarily were distributed to two major trauma centers in the
south and the center of Israel, respectively, either by ambulance or by helicopter.Conclusion:…