Suicide bombings
Process of Care of Mass Casualties in the Developing World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3897609 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Masood Umer (0000-0002-8884-9919, Aga Khan University Hospital), Yasir J Sepah (0000-0002-0104-6284, Aga Khan University Hospital), Munira M Shahpurwala (Aga Khan University), Hasnain Zafar (Aga Khan University Hospital) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 809-821 |
| Publication date | 2009-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disasters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2009.01110.x |
| PMID | 19624704 |
| OpenAlex | W2037943253 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
In recent times Pakistan's biggest city, Karachi, has witnessed numerous terrorist attacks. The city does not have an emergency response system and only one of the three public sector hospitals has a trauma centre. We describe the pattern of injuries and management of two terror-related mass casualty incidents involving suicide bombers in a developing nation with limited resources. The first incident occurred in May 2002 with 36 casualties, of whom 13 (36%) died immediately and 11 (30.5%) died at the primary receiving hospitals. The second incident was targeted against the local population in May 2004. The blast resulted in 104 casualties, of which 14 (13.46%) died at the site. All patients had their initial assessment and treatment based on Advanced Trauma and Life Support principles and documented on a trauma form
Environmental health · Injury prevention · Mass Casualty · Mass-casualty incident · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Population · Suicide prevention · Terrorism · Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation · Disaster Response and Management · Law · Medicine · Trauma and Emergency Care Studies · Emergency Medicine
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2022 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |