KevinMD August 2, 2024
An excerpt from Battles in White: October 7 attack: The story of the medical, nursing, and rescue teams.
Dr. Amit Frenkel is an intensive care physician at Soroka Hospital. He is married and a father of three, his wife is a psychiatrist, and his eldest son is a soldier serving in the south of the country. The family lives in Meitar, a small pastoral settlement a fifteen-minute drive from Soroka. In times of emergency at the hospital, Dr. Frenkel takes on a different role: managing mass casualty events.
In every mass casualty event, logistical preparation is of immense importance. Few deal with it as the injured arrive, but it must be considered in advance, and even while in motion. The...