Document Type : Narrative Review
Authors
1
Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2
Trauma Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3
Institute of Combat Medicine of Holy Defense and Resistance, Tehran, Iran
4
Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Background and Aim: The skills, structures, and some common goals, have raised the Civilian-Military Collaboration, as one of the most reliable partnerships, in disasters and public health emergency management. This collaboration addresses all essential elements of disaster management, namely principles, objectives, standards, and guidelines, staffing, structures, systems, logistics, clinical and non-clinical issues (triage and treatment), training, and management. The Islamic principle of cooperation (Thaavon), guarantees the implementation and achievements.
Methods: The present study has been performed by library study, and research in reliable authentic, scientific, and Islamic documents, as well as expert opinions through semi-structured interviews.
Results: The participation of military and civilian medicine, in important incidents and disasters is necessary, vital, and unavoidable. The most effective and beautiful strategy of this life-saving National collaboration becomes objectivity in the form of the Islamic culture of Taavon. The necessity, guidelines, principles, and goals of civil-military cooperation are reviewed in this article.
Conclusion: The coordinated participation of military and civilian medicine, based on the Islamic principle of “Taavon”, will save the lives of a wide range of affected populations and provides the maximum reduction of damages caused by these incidents.
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