In recent years, with raised possibility of terrorist activities in general, the likelihood of
nuclear terrorism has also increased. As well, there is a potential of nuclear weapons
which could be used through wars in different ways. Considering specifications of
terrorist activities and nuclear weapons, the threat is no longer restricted to the
battlefields, and therefore metropolitan areas are at a definite risk too. After such
incidents, there will be a great number of radiation-exposed or contaminated casualties.
In respect to limited military hospital resources, these patients cannot be handled
appropriately without contribution of other nonmilitary hospitals and health care
facilities. Preparation of the emergency ward of a general hospital should be done in a
specific order, so that during management of casualties, there would be minimal risk of
spreading of nuclear contamination into the hospital environment, and also minimal
threat to the health of the caregivers.