How urgent is the immediate on-site treatment of psychological casualties (or shock victims) in traumatic events? Testimony from the field

Clinical psychologist, specialist in mental health in emergency situations, one of the founding members of The Interdisciplinary Master Program for Emergency and Disaster Management at the Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, and member of the National Mental Health Council – Rubinstein will consider current debates in the field and offer practical suggestions for institutional strategies based upon the successful treatment of civilians with Acute Stress Reaction (ASR) in Israel