Lessons from the Musgrave Park Hospital bombing

Injury. 1993 Apr;24(4):219-21. doi: 10.1016/0020-1383(93)90171-2.

Abstract

In November 1991 the Military Wing of Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, was the target of a terrorist bomb. Nine of the small military staff were killed or injured. The initial response was coordinated by doctors. The protocol for controlling the scene of a bomb is discussed, together with the overall management of the incident; the problems experienced when a hospital's treatment facility is severely disrupted are highlighted. Lessons for major incident planning and execution are reiterated. Blast injury and the immediate care of blast victims are reviewed.

MeSH terms

  • Blast Injuries / therapy*
  • Disaster Planning*
  • Emergency Medical Services / organization & administration
  • Explosions*
  • Hospitals, Military / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Military Personnel
  • Northern Ireland
  • Safety
  • Triage
  • Violence