Multiple casualty incidents: lessons from the front line

Editorial

Asher Hirshberg. Ann Surg. 2004 Mar.

. 2004 Mar;239(3):322-4.

doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000114220.27301.8f.

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Comment on

Suicide bombing attacks: update and modifications to the protocol.
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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.

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