Role of radiology in evaluation of terror attack victims.
OBJECTIVE
Terrorism is the war of our time, and terrorists push their demands in many ways, leading to great diversity in the number and type of injuries and casualties. Between September 2000 and January 2005, Israel experienced 136 suicide attacks.


CONCLUSIONS
We have reviewed the imaging procedures performed on victims of suicide bomber terror attacks that occurred during this period. We have studied the injury patterns encountered in such attacks, their mechanisms, and the dilemmas arising from them. To deal with such multiple trauma events more efficiently, we have established a multidisciplinary trauma team in which radiologists play a major role.
Benjaminov
Ofer
O
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Zabotinsky St., Petah-Tikva 49100, Israel. obenjami@netvision.net.il
Sklair-Levy
Miriam
M
Rivkind
Avraham
A
Cohen
Maya
M
Bar-Tal
Gabi
G
Stein
Michael
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010819:Physician's Role; D011859:Radiography; D011871:Radiology / Q000639:trends*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013405:Suicide; D023481:Terrorism; D014193:Trauma Centers; D000078329:Workforce; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology