title: Blast-related injuries from terrorism: an international perspective.
abstract: Terrorism using conventional weapons and explosive devices is a likely scenario and occurs almost daily somewhere in the world. Caring for those injured from explosive devices is a major concern for acute injury care providers. Learning from nations that have experienced conventional weapon attacks on their civilian population is critical to improving preparedness worldwide. In September 2005, a multidisciplinary meeting of blast-related injury experts was convened including representatives from eight countries with experience responding to terrorist bombings (Australia, Colombia, Iraq, Israel, United Kingdom, Spain, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey). This article describes these experiences and provides a summary of common findings that can be used by others in preparing for and responding to civilian casualties resulting from the detonation of explosive devices.
authors: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA. EBLerner@mcw.edu
authors: E Brooke
authors: EB
authors: Lerner
authors: Robert E
authors: RE
authors: O'Connor
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Schwartz
authors: Kathryn
authors: K
authors: Brinsfield
authors: Isaac
authors: I
authors: Ashkenazi
authors: Linda C
authors: LC
authors: Degutis
authors: Jean-Philippe
authors: JP
authors: Dionne
authors: Stephen
authors: S
authors: Hines
authors: Simon
authors: S
authors: Hunter
authors: Gerard
authors: G
authors: O'Reilly
authors: Richard W
authors: RW
authors: Sattin
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005107:Explosions; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D023481:Terrorism; D014218:Triage; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy