Klinghoffer M, Orient J M
South Med J. 1986 Feb;79(2):135-40. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198602000-00002.
Thirty years ago, physicians were exhorted to assume a leadership role in preparedness for national emergency, including war. At that time, a system evolved to prevent certain types of casualties (due to blast and radiation), and to meet the medical challenges that would result from disaster. In recent years the system has regressed, and physicians are often leaders of the opposition to its improvement. Funding has been cut drastically, and many programs have been all but abandoned. Because this change in philosophy could cost millions of lives, the underlying assumption that all efforts would be futile in the face of modern warfare needs to be critically reexamined.
三十年前，医生们被敦促在应对包括战争在内的国家紧急情况的准备工作中发挥领导作用。当时，一个旨在预防某些类型伤亡（因爆炸和辐射）并应对灾难引发的医疗挑战的系统逐渐形成。近年来，该系统出现了倒退，医生们常常成为反对改进该系统的领导者。资金被大幅削减，许多项目几乎被放弃。由于这种理念的转变可能会导致数百万人丧生，因此需要对“面对现代战争一切努力都将徒劳无功”这一基本假设进行批判性地重新审视。
