[Maxillo-facial surgery].
We describe the experience of the Maxillofacial Surgery Service of the Gregorio Maranon University Hospital in attending the victims of the terrorist attack of 11 March, 2004 in Madrid. The most important types of cranio-maxillofacial injury treated that day, their mechanisms of production, and the organization of the department to attend a large number of patients in a short space of time are described. The outcomes of the casuistics attended in the days after the attack are described.
Navarro Vila
Carlos
C
Servicio de Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España. cnavarro.vila@retemail.es
Acero Sanz
Julio
J
Barrios Robredo
José María
JM
Cuesta Gil
Matías
M
López Atalaya
Francisco Javier
FJ
Salmerón Escobar
José Ignacio
JI
Verdaguer Martín
Juan José
JJ
D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054527:Mass Casualty Incidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013515:Surgery, Oral