The place of tactical medicine in the Hungarian Health System

Abstract

The global security environment of our world is constantly changing, which put pressure on our social systems for constant adaptation and respond. The emergence of postmodern terrorism is such a prominent feature at the turn of the century. The real threat of terrorist acts has brought a new social expectation, which is the need of health care for citizens injured in terrorist attacks. Law enforcement and the health sector cannot respond to this challenge alone, only together are they able to fulfill this requirement. The result of their cooperation is the birth of a new frontier profession, the tactical medicine. Being a young profession, the content behind this technical term is not widely known. In my article I try to introduce and place tactical medicine in the Hungarian health care system.