Actuación sanitaria en atentados terroristas con agentes químicos de guerra: más de diez años después de los atentados con sarín en Japón (1ª parte)
Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: After the September 11 (2001) terrorist attacks in the USA and the subsequent mailing of letters contaminated with B. anthracis spores, a high perception of risk has become noticeable regarding the possibility of attacks with weapons of mass desctruction, particularly by groups associated to the Al Qaeda terror network. For this reason, the medical personnel ‐both extra- and intrahospitalary‐ has become concerned about how to act and perform in this type of events. In the case of chemical warfare agents, the guiding principles of medical support are based on the experiences and on the lessons learned by the personnel that dealt with the sarin terrorist attacks in Japan in 1994 and 1995. The present paper aims at delving deeper into these lessons and findings of over ten years ago, bearing in mind that any and every medical service and organisation should adapt them to their particular environment, situation and characteristics.
Source: Emergencias
Authors: René Pita Pita, Shinichi Ishimatsu, R. Robles
Language: English
Subfield: Emergency Medical Services
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W264281988