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- Title
Care of victims of suicide bombing.
- Authors
Kao, Raymond L.; McAlister, Vivian C.
- Abstract
Summary: Suicide bombers often target crowds. This commentary discusses the additional features required in a medical response beyond conventional mass casualty care, including forensic documentation, preservation of evidence, suspect tissue identification and viral status, victim counselling and postexposure prophylaxis. We propose a pathway for care of victims of a suicide bomb, adapting elements from protocols for child abuse, sexual assault and needle-stick exposure.
- Subjects
SUICIDE bombings; SUICIDE bombers; PREVENTIVE medicine; CHILD abuse; SEXUAL assault; SUICIDE prevention
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Surgery, 2018, Vol 61, pS184
- ISSN
0008-428X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1503/cjs.015618