London bombings July 2005: the immediate pre-hospital medical response.
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.
Lockey
D J
DJ
London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, UK. djlockey@hotmail.com
Mackenzie
R
R
Redhead
J
J
Wise
D
D
Harris
T
T
Weaver
A
A
Hines
K
K
Davies
G E
GE
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