TY  - JOUR
T1  - MEdical defense plan of a metropolitan area
AU  - Schade FF
Y1  - 1951/02/17
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1951.02920250009002
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 457
EP  - 460
VL  - 145
IS  - 7
N2  - Although civil defense directives have recently been promulgated by federal authorities, local communities must work out their individual plans on the basis of the situation existing in those communities. In some states directives and coordinating plans have been drawn up. The necessity of having carefully worked-out plans cannot be overemphasized. Modern warfare, in which the conventional high explosive and incendiary bombs will be complemented by atom bombs, and in some cases by guided missiles, can cause casualties in cities that will be counted in the thousands. Because of the large number of casualties, ali available medical resources, both personnel and material, must be used in the most efficient manner possible. It must be remembered that not all personnel and facilities will be available because some of them will be among the casualties. Plans must be completely prepared before the disaster strikes, down to the last detail of assigning primary and
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1951.02920250009002
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1951.02920250009002
ER  -