title: Blast injuries from Madrid terrorist bombing attacks on March 11, 2004.
abstract: Blast injuries after terrorist attacks are seen with increasing frequency worldwide. Thousands of victims were attended in the hospitals of Madrid, Spain, on March 11, 2004 after the bombing attacks against the commuter trains. Thirty-six patients were attended in our institution. Seventeen of them suffered from severe or life-threatening injuries, and 19 had mild injuries. The most common lesions were thoracic trauma and blast lung injury, acoustic trauma, and orbital and paranasal sinus fractures. Other findings were hepatic and splenic lacerations, and vertebral and limb fractures. Emergency radiology had an important role in the correct management of the victims. Prompt radiological diagnoses of these complex lesions are crucial to efficient treatment. Therefore, radiologists have to become familiar with the injury patterns and specific lesions caused by blast wave.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana, 261, 28046, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Milagros
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martí
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parrón
authors.forename: Franziska
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baudraxler
authors.forename: Aranzazu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Royo
authors.forename: Nieves
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gómez León
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Sala
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D053834:Explosive Agents; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011859:Radiography; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital; D013030:Spain; D023481:Terrorism
chemical_list: D053834:Explosive Agents