**6. Conclusions**

In conclusion, Major Incidents and Disasters (MIDs) and pandemics such as COVID 19 are inevitable and demand hospital and prehospital preparedness in order to guarantee and enhance the capability of healthcare to save lives. Hospitals need to surge capacity by obtaining the necessary staff, material and structure, as well as valid and tested systems. Professional, trained staffs are an important factor in successful MID management; however, their familiarity with the facility in which they work and the devices they need to use is also essential. In this perspective, creating a primary care-like facility in close proximity to the hospitals may not only relieve overcrowding in hospital EDs in peacetime, but it also provides an opportunity for such units to be used to facilitate care of the victims of MIDs and pandemics.

**Author Contributions:** Conceptualization, A.R., K.D., T.C., A.K.-M, J.B., E.C.; methodology, E.C., A.R. and K.D.; Writing—original draft, E.C., A.R., K.D., A.K.-M.; Writing—review and editing, A.R., K.D., T.C., A.K.-M., J.B., E.C.; supervision, E.C. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research was not funded.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
