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1. Clinical review: communication and logistics in the response to the 1998 terrorist bombing in Omagh, Northern Ireland

This article discusses the difficulties encountered in the provision of hospital services in the aftermath of the Omagh bombing

Abstract:

The Omagh bombing in August 1998 produced many of the problems documented in other major incidents. An initial imbalance between the demand and supply of clinical resources at the local hospital, poor information due to telecommunication problems, the need to triage victims and the need to transport the most severely injured significant distances were the most serious issues. The Royal more...

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Crit Care, Vol: 9 Page: 401-8 August 2005
G. G. Lavery; E. Horan

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