Citation

Haverkort JJM, de Jong MB, van Spengler LL, Leenen LPH. Ned. Tijdschr. Geneeskd. 2017; 161: D1020.

Vernacular Title

Een bomaanslag in Nederland.

Affiliation

UMC Utrecht, Calamiteitenhospitaal, Utrecht.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Erven Bohn)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

28513404

Abstract

There is an ever-present threat of large-scale incidents and disasters, such as terrorism and natural disasters.- Preparation and planning are the key to successful response to major incidents and disasters, which is why education, training sessions and exercises take place in the Netherlands.- Analysis of recent large-scale incidents in Europe and the USA emphasises the importance of adequate distribution of the wounded to centres where the correct care can be provided.- A major step has been taken in the Netherlands to provide for such an eventuality with the introduction of distribution plans for the wounded, and other initiatives such as a regional hospital disaster plan.- If a large-scale incident should take place the Netherlands also has a Major Incident Hospital at its disposal; this is a unique facility that can guarantee availability of 200 spare beds to the Netherlands healthcare system within 30 minutes.

Language: nl