Burns Expert Warns Hospitals Would Not Cope in Terror Attack Nation S Emergency Plans Inadequate

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SCOTTISH hospitals are seriously underprepared to deal with a major fire disaster or terror attack, a leading medical expert has claimed.

John McGregor, a consultant plastic and burns surgeon at St John's Hospital, West Lothian, has warned that existing contingency plans for emergencies are inadequate.

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Burns Expert Warns Hospitals Would Not Cope in Terror Attack Nation S Emergency Plans Inadequate

He believes that without an urgent rethink of the current strategy, Scotland is vulnerable to a crisis in its ability to properly treat burns victims.

Despite a range of potential Scottish terrorist targets - most notably the Faslane...

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