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- Title
26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack revisited: Lessons learnt and novel disaster model for future.
- Authors
Sonawane, Dhiraj V.; Garg, Bipul K.; Chandanwale, Ajay; Mathesul, Ambarish A.; Shinde, Omkar R.; Singh, Shravan
- Abstract
This study describes the pattern of injuries during the attack and the distribution of patients in various hospitals. These interventions involved: local exploration in 47 patients, primary closure of contused lacerated wounds in 30 patients, laparotomy in 22 patients, internal fixation in 19 patients, insertion of an intercostal drain in 15 patients, external fixation in 13 patients, foreign body removal in 13 patients, skin grafting in 13 patients, secondary wound closure in 6 patients, amputation in 4 patients, flap in 4 patients, craniotomy in 2 patients, tendon repair in 2 patients, vascular repair in 2 patients, thoracotomy in 1 patient and tracheostomy in 1 patient. Also, as per our study and previous reports of the Mumbai terror attacks, there was an unequitable distribution of patients amongst the major public hospitals.
- Subjects
MUMBAI (India); TERRORISM; DISASTERS; MEDICAL triage
- Publication
Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 2020, Vol 12, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2072-845X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4102/jamba.v12i1.915