New Study In AMA Disaster Journal: In An Urban Nuclear Attack, Loss Of Medical Resources Would Hinder Medical Response For Victims

A nuclear attack on a major U.S. metropolitan city with hundreds of thousands of casualties is unthinkable - but government reports persistently indicate that terrorists intend just such a deliberate attack. What can a city do to prepare for this nightmare scenario? That’s the topic of a new study in the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness journal. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Aid / Disasters on November 18th, 2007