
Disaster medicine holds a critically important place during times of crisis. Due to this significance, it is an essential and continuously updated field within Health Policies in every era.The primary goal of disaster medicine is to ensure the rapid and effective delivery of healthcare services, particularly during extraordinary situations such as natural disasters, wars, and epidemics.In disasters, the process generally follows a pattern known as the "Disaster Cycle," which consists of the phas
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Triage is the systematic assessment, classification, and prioritization of patients presenting to emergency services or disaster areas based on the severity and urgency of their clinical condition. The primary objective of triage is to ensure that the maximum number of patients receive appropriate medical care at the optimal time by using available health resources—personnel, time, equipment, and space—in the most efficient manner. The term derives from the French verb “trier,” meaning “to sort”
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