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  • Title: Global responsibility in mass casualty events: the Israeli experience in Japan.
    Author: Merin O, Blumberg N, Raveh D, Bar A, Nishizawa M, Cohen-Marom O.
    Journal: Am J Disaster Med; 2012; 7(1):61-4. PubMed ID: 22649869.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To describe humanitarian aid following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. SETTING: A field hospital deployed in a small Japanese coastal village devastated by a major tsunami. PATIENTS: Thousands of Japanese refugees with minimal access to medical care. RESULTS: After well-coordinated diplomatic efforts, our medical delegation was the first foreign team to deploy in Japan. Our facility served as a regional referral center for specialized medical treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Following major disasters, even highly modernized countries will face an urgent surge in the need of medical resources. These situations emphasize the need for global responsibility to provide assistance.
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