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In mass-casualty events, such as natural disasters, surgical assets and resources could be damaged or become unavailable; hence, they need to be delivered by a disaster relief team. Disaster relief team should work with the goals according to the time of intervention and based on the attainment of reliable information regarding what is required [1].
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Dewo, P., Wolfson, N., Drew, B. (2016). Orthopedic Equipment Needs in Disaster Setting. In: Wolfson, N., Lerner, A., Roshal, L. (eds) Orthopedics in Disasters. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48950-5_9
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