Boston bombings: response to disaster.
Disasters disrupt everyone's lives, and they can disrupt the flow and function of an OR as well as affect personnel on a professional and personal level even though perioperative departments and their personnel are used to caring for trauma patients and coping with surprises. The Boston Marathon bombing was a new experience for personnel at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. This article discusses the incidents surrounding the bombing and how personnel at this hospital met the challenge of caring for patients and the changes we made after the experience to be better prepared in the event a response to a similar incident is needed.
Maureen
M
Hemingway
Joanne
J
Ferguson
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Boston Marathon; OR triage; city lockdown; perioperative disaster care; shelter in care; terrorist bombings