Facing the new threats of terrorism: radiologists' perspectives based on experience in Israel.
On September 11, 2001, the world changed. The vicious giant of terrorism that was dormant until that date had arisen. After the horrific mass-casualty terror attack on the United States, any and all forms of assault seem possible. Owing to the complexity of injuries encountered in terror attack victims, fast and accurate imaging plays an essential role in triage and identification of abnormalities associated with injuries. The radiologist becomes a crucial part of the first-line team of doctors treating these patients. Knowledge that the best available treatment is given to terror attack victims can enhance the strength and endurance of society against terror. On the basis of the authors' experience with terror events in Israel, the steps involved in imaging of terror attack patients include conventional radiography, focused abdominal sonography in trauma, computed tomography, and angiography, with the judicious use of supplemental imaging.
Sosna
Jacob
J
Department of Radiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Hebrew University Medical School, POB 12000, Jerusalem, Israel IL-91120. jacobs@hadassah.org.il
Sella
Tamar
T
Shaham
Dorith
D
Shapira
Shmuel C
SC
Rivkind
Abraham
A
Bloom
Allan I
AI
Libson
Eugene
E
D000792:Angiography; D001753:Blast Injuries; D004494:Education Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D005107:Explosions; D007557:Israel; D011871:Radiology; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D023481:Terrorism; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014187:Transportation of Patients; D014218:Triage; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating