title: The Soho nail bomb: the UCH experience. University College Hospital.
abstract: This paper documents the clinical course of the casualties treated at University College Hospital, following the detonation of a terrorist nail bomb in a public house in Soho, London. The need for adequate primary debridement is paramount, including consideration of definitive primary limb amputation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University College Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Philp
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Floyd
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Brough
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: McGrouther
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery*; D023481:Terrorism; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents