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Mariana Helou1, Nour El Osta1, Eric S Weinstein2
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Lebanese American University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Abstract:
On August 4, 2020, a major explosion took place in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Some hospitals in Beirut were destroyed and became nonfunctional, and others were overwhelmed with casualties, with 8643 casualties admitted to emergency departments on that night. The Lebanese American University Medical Center-Rizk Hospital, 2.8 km away from the blast, received an unexpected number of casualties. While a disaster plan was conceived earlier, this hospital's emergency department faced many challenges on that night, and major flaws in their preparedness plan were seen.
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