Knife stabbing attacks in the West Bank: implementing a modern response chain to an ancient foe

Emerg Med J. 2016 Apr;33(4):301-2. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2015-205655. Epub 2016 Feb 26.

Authors

Adi Leiba¹, Orel Ben Ishay², Haim Ossadon², Hagay Frenkel²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Israeli Defense Forces Medical Corps, Jerusalem, Israel Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Teal Aviv, Israel Department of Medical Education, Mount Auburn Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
² Department of Medicine, Israeli Defense Forces Medical Corps, Jerusalem, Israel.

PMID: 26921266
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2015-205655

No abstract available

Keywords: chain of survival; emergency ambulance systems; first responders; military; non accidental injury.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems / organization & administration*
Emergency Medical Services / organization & administration*
Humans
Middle East
Military Personnel
Time-to-Treatment
Violence*
Wounds, Stab* / diagnosis
Wounds, Stab* / therapy