[Terrorist attack training exercise-What can be learned? : Baden-W ürttemberg counterterrorism exercise (BWTEX)].

CONCLUSION: A mass casualty incident resulting from a terrorist attack differs greatly from a conventional mass casualty incident. The scene of the attack has to be evacuated as quickly as possible, which means that a large number of patients arrive untreated at the nearest hospitals. The setting up of treatment facilities in city centers and areas close to the city seems to be counterproductive because the time delay may result in higher mortality rates of victims. The particularities of mass casualties caused by a terrorist attack have to be incorporated into terrorist attack training.
PMID: 32488534 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Der Anaesthesist - June 1, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Pfenninger EG, Klingler W, Keiloweit T, Eble M, Wenzel V, Krüger WA Tags: Anaesthesist Source Type: research