Fatal and non-fatal injuries among U.S. Air Force personnel resulting from the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 208-215

  Thompson, Donald ^a   Brown, Sheryll ^b   Mallonee, Sue ^b   Sunshine, Douglas ^c  

^a Peterson AFB   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blast injuries; Blast mitigation; Bombing; Bombing injuries; Building collapse; Glass injuries; Khobar Towers bombing; Military injuries; OK City bombing; Protective building design; Terrorist attack

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE; GLASS;

AIR FORCE; AUTOPSY; BUILDING; CONSTRUCTION WORK; DISASTER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOREIGN BODY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; LEG INJURY; LUNG BURN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MILITARY SERVICE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SOLDIER; SURVIVAL; TERRORISM;

ADULT; BLAST INJURIES; CAUSALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EXPLOSIONS; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA; SURVIVAL RATE; TERRORISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4444361314     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000142672.99660.80     Document Type: Review

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