title: Lessons from the Musgrave Park Hospital bombing.
abstract: In November 1991 the Military Wing of Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, was the target of a terrorist bomb. Nine of the small military staff were killed or injured. The initial response was coordinated by doctors. The protocol for controlling the scene of a bomb is discussed, together with the overall management of the incident; the problems experienced when a hospital's treatment facility is severely disrupted are highlighted. Lessons for major incident planning and execution are reiterated. Blast injury and the immediate care of blast victims are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Royal Army Medical College, London, UK.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Hodgetts
mesh_terms: D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D005107:Explosions; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D009660:Northern Ireland; D012449:Safety; D014218:Triage; D014754:Violence