IRON SWORDS
IMAJ | volume 27
Journal 8, August 2025
pages: 482-484
The October 7th Terrorist Attack on Israel: Complexity of Burn Care
1 Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Burn Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
2 Talpiot Leadership Program, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
3 Department of Anesthesiology, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
4 Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
5 Cemic University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Summary
Burn injuries pose a significant challenge in mass casualty scenarios. They require rapid and effective intervention to optimize patient outcomes. In this case report, we present the management of three severely burned patients following the October 7th terrorist attack in Israel. Our objective is to highlight the role of NexoBrid® (MediWound Ltd, Yavne, Israel) enzymatic debridement [1] as a primary intervention and discuss the challenges encountered in a mass casualty setting.