London bombings July 2005: the immediate pre-hospital medical response

Resuscitation. 2005 Aug;66(2):ix-xii. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.07.005.

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.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Blast Injuries / diagnosis
  • Blast Injuries / therapy*
  • Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems
  • Emergency Medical Services / organization & administration*
  • Explosions*
  • Humans
  • London
  • Rescue Work / organization & administration*
  • Survivors / statistics & numerical data
  • Terrorism*
  • Total Quality Management
  • Transportation of Patients
  • Triage