title: The Little India riot: experience of an emergency department in Singapore.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Singapore experienced its second riot in 40 years on 8 December 2013, in the area known as Little India. A retrospective review of 36 casualties treated at the emergency department was conducted to evaluate injury patterns.
  
  
  METHODS
  Characteristics including the rate of arrival, injury severity, type and location, and disposition of the casualties were analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The injuries were predominantly mild (97.2%), with the most common injuries involving the head (50.0%) and limbs (38.9%). 97.2% of the casualties were managed as outpatient cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The majority of the injuries in this incident were mild and could be managed as outpatient cases. Important lessons were learnt from the incident about the utilisation of manpower and safety of staff in the emergency department.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Wei Feng
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Chee Kheong
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Ooi
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Dong Haur
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Phua
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Ming Hai Eric
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Wui Ling
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Singapore Civil Defence Force, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore.
authors.forename: Yih Yng
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D061214:Patient Safety; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012305:Riots; D012846:Singapore; D014218:Triage
keywords: injury pattern; mass casualty; riot