IRANIAN RED CRESCENT MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.13, no.9, pp.651-659, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: Search and rescue (SAR) is a component of emergency and disaster response. SAR teams are limited in number; thus, collecting information on their characteristics may facilitate the establishment of mutual agreement protocols between countries. The objective of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of the Turkish Civil Defense SAR Units.