Review on emergency medical response against terrorist attack.
Terrorism is a global issue and a constant international threat. As a result, anti-terrorism and emergency response strategies are tasks of critical importance that have a direct impact on the national security of every country in the world. This paper reviews new characteristics of international anti-terrorism measures and offers an in-depth reflection on emergency medical response countermeasures; additionally, this paper presents the goals of related research, which include: 1) to present a model of a highly efficient medical response command; 2) to introduce the pre-planning phases of the emergency medical response; 3) to establish a response system capable of handling various types of terror attacks; 4) to promote anti-terrorism awareness to the general public and emphasize its prevention; and 5) to continue basic investigations into emergency medical responses for various types of terrorist attacks (for example, the classifications and characteristics of new injuries, pathophysiology, prevention and treatment of the resultant stress disorders, improved high-efficiency medical response measures and equipment, etc.).
Department of Experimental Pathology, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, No.27 Taiping Road, Beijing, 100850 China.
De-Wen
DW
Wang
Director of Institute of Forensic Science, Ministry of Public Security, No.17 Muxidi Nanli, West District, Beijing, 100038 China.
Yao
Y
Liu
Director of Department of Military Medical Information, Institute of Health Logistics and Medical Information, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, No.27 Taiping Road, Beijing, 100850 China.
Ming-Min
MM
Jiang
Medical rescue; Terrorist attacks