title: Special report. Bombs, bomb threats, and crowds: how Atlanta hospitals met the security challenges of the 1996 Olympic Games.
abstract: Despite immense crowds and the early-morning bomb blast that killed two and injured more than 100 persons during the summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA, months of preparation and some good weather protected local health care facilities from serious problems, according to security directors of five major Atlanta hospitals. Here are details of how these hospitals dealt with the additional security problems presented by the Olympics, including the Centennial Park bombing and a number of bomb threats.
mesh_terms: D000846:Anniversaries and Special Events; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005107:Explosions; D005845:Georgia; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D012637:Security Measures; D013177:Sports; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*