title: London bombings July 2005: the immediate pre-hospital medical response.
abstract: On July 7th 2005 a series of terrorist bombs exploded in London. The transport system was targeted and at least 54 passengers were killed and around 700 injured. This paper describes the immediate pre-hospital medical response to the four scenes. From the perspective of the London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service the deployment, difficulties on scene and the initial lessons learned are discussed.
authors.affiliation: London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, UK. djlockey@hotmail.com
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lockey
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mackenzie
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Redhead
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wise
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hines
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005107:Explosions; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D018635:Rescue Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017741:Survivors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D023481:Terrorism; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014187:Transportation of Patients; D014218:Triage