London bombings July 2005: the immediate pre-hospital medical response
- PMID: 16053939
- DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.07.005
London bombings July 2005: the immediate pre-hospital medical response
Abstract
On July 7th 2005 a series of terrorist bombs exploded in London. The transport system was targeted and at least 54 passengers were killed and around 700 injured. This paper describes the immediate pre-hospital medical response to the four scenes. From the perspective of the London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service the deployment, difficulties on scene and the initial lessons learned are discussed.
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