Principles of mass casualty management following terrorist disasters

Editorial

Eric R Frykberg. Ann Surg. 2004 Mar.

. 2004 Mar;239(3):319-21.

doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000116001.97770.ce.

No abstract available

Comment on

Suicide bombing attacks: update and modifications to the protocol.
Almogy G, Belzberg H, Mintz Y, Pikarsky AK, Zamir G, Rivkind AI. Almogy G, et al. Ann Surg. 2004 Mar;239(3):295-303. doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000114014.63423.55. Ann Surg. 2004. PMID: 15075644 Free PMC article.
Evacuation priorities in mass casualty terror-related events: implications for contingency planning.
Einav S, Feigenberg Z, Weissman C, Zaichik D, Caspi G, Kotler D, Freund HR. Einav S, et al. Ann Surg. 2004 Mar;239(3):304-10. doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000114013.19114.57. Ann Surg. 2004. PMID: 15075645 Free PMC article.
Gunshot and explosion injuries: characteristics, outcomes, and implications for care of terror-related injuries in Israel.
Peleg K, Aharonson-Daniel L, Stein M, Michaelson M, Kluger Y, Simon D, Noji EK; Israeli Trauma Group (ITG). Peleg K, et al. Ann Surg. 2004 Mar;239(3):311-8. doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000114012.84732.be. Ann Surg. 2004. PMID: 15075646 Free PMC article.

1. Slater MS, Trunkey DD. Terrorism in America: an evolving threat. Arch Surg. 1997;79:1537–1552. - PubMed
1. Frykberg ER. Medical management of disasters and mass casualties from terrorist bombings: how can we cope? J Trauma. 2002;53:201–212. - PubMed
1. Feliciano DV, Anderson GV, Rozycki GS, et al. Management of casualties from the bombing at the Centennial Olympics. Am J Surg. 1998;176:538–543. - PubMed
1. Hirshberg A, Stein M, Walden R. Surgical resource utilization in urban terrorist bombing: a computer simulation. J Trauma. 1999;47:545–550. - PubMed
1. Jacobs LM, Goody M, Sinclair A. The role of a trauma center in disaster management. J Trauma. 1983;23:697–701. - PubMed