The 2004 Madrid train bombings: An analysis of pre-hospital management

Disasters

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-65

  Carresi, Alejandro López ^a  

^a Independent Emergency Management Consultant ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Emergency Medical Services (EMSs); Emergency planning; Madrid; Major incident management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; TERRORISM;

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BOMB; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXPLOSION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RAILWAY; TERRORISM;

AMBULANCES; BOMBS; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXPLOSIONS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; RAILROADS; TERRORISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MADRID [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

MEDICAGO;

EID: 38649122101     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: 14677717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2007.01026.x     Document Type: Article

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