NDLI: Suicide bombings: process of care of mass casualties in the developing world.

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Umer, Masood Sepah, Yasir J. Shahpurwala, Munira M. Zafar, Hasnain
Spatial Coverage	Pakistan
Description	Country affiliation: Pakistan Author Affiliation: Umer M ( Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.)
Abstract	In recent times Pakistan's biggest city, Karachi, has witnessed numerous terrorist attacks. The city does not have an emergency response system and only one of the three public sector hospitals has a trauma centre. We describe the pattern of injuries and management of two terror-related mass casualty incidents involving suicide bombers in a developing nation with limited resources. The first incident occurred in May 2002 with 36 casualties, of whom 13 (36%) died immediately and 11 (30.5%) died at the primary receiving hospitals. The second incident was targeted against the local population in May 2004. The blast resulted in 104 casualties, of which 14 (13.46%) died at the site. All patients had their initial assessment and treatment based on Advanced Trauma and Life Support principles and documented on a trauma form.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	03613666
Issue Number	4
Volume Number	33
e-ISSN	14677717
Journal	Disasters
Language	English
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher Date	2009-10-01
Publisher Place	Great Britain (UK)
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Disaster Medicine Blast Injuries Bombs Statistics & Numerical Data Developing Countries Emergency Service, Hospital Organization & Administration Mass Casualty Incidents Relief Work Suicide Terrorism Humans Pakistan Trauma Severity Indices Journal Article
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Earth and Planetary Sciences Social Sciences

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