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- Title
Lessons learned from terror attacks: thematic priorities and development since 2001—results from a systematic review.
- Authors
Schorscher, Nora; Kippnich, Maximilian; Meybohm, Patrick; Wurmb, Thomas
- Abstract
Purpose: The threat of national and international terrorism remains high. Preparation is the key requirement for the resilience of hospitals and out-of-hospital rescue forces. The scientific evidence for defining medical and tactical strategies often feeds on the analysis of real incidents and the lessons learned derived from them. This systematic review of the literature aims to identify and systematically report lessons learned from terrorist attacks since 2001. Methods: PubMed was used as a database using predefined search strategies and eligibility criteria. All countries that are part of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) were included. The time frame was set between 2001 and 2018. Results: Finally 68 articles were included in the review. From these, 616 lessons learned were extracted and summarized into 15 categories. The data shows that despite the difference in attacks, countries, and casualties involved, many of the lessons learned are similar. We also found that the pattern of lessons learned is repeated continuously over the time period studied. Conclusions: The lessons from terrorist attacks since 2001 follow a certain pattern and remained constant over time. Therefore, it seems to be more accurate to talk about lessons identified rather than lessons learned. To save as many victims as possible, protect rescue forces from harm, and to prepare hospitals at the best possible level it is important to implement the lessons identified in training and preparation.
- Subjects
ONLINE information services; HOSPITALS; TERRORISM; SYSTEMATIC reviews; ORGANISATION for Economic Co-operation &; Development; DISASTERS; EMERGENCY management education; EMERGENCY management; MEDLINE; MASS casualties; VICTIMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience
- Publication
European Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery, 2022, Vol 48, Issue 4, p2613
- ISSN
1863-9933
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00068-021-01858-y