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Medical staff need to be aware of major incident planning

BMJ 2003; 326 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.326.7392.762 (Published 05 April 2003) Cite this as: BMJ 2003;326:762
  1. Anusha G Edwards, research registrar (dr_ag_edwards@yahoo.com),
  2. Olly Donaldson, preregistration house officer, department of paediatrics,
  3. Ed Walsh, consultant anaesthetist,
  4. Alexia Karantana, surgical senior house officer
  1. Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB
  2. Department of Orthopaedics, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol BS16 1JE

    EDITOR—Last month the BMA warned that too few people in the United Kingdom know how to respond to a terrorist attack.1 Its concerns about too few senior officials being aware of plans and recommendations to improve preparedness are sensible, but we believe that not enough medical staff are aware of their role in the …

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