Resuscitation
Volume 66, Issue 2 , Pages ix-xii, August 2005

London bombings July 2005: The immediate pre-hospital medical response

  • D.J. Lockey

      Affiliations

    • London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Anaesthesia, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol BS16 1LE, UK. Tel.: +44 1179 702020.
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  • R. MacKenzie

      Affiliations

    • London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, UK
    • ,
  • J. Redhead

      Affiliations

    • London Medical Incident Officer Pool, London, UK
    • ,
  • D. Wise

      Affiliations

    • London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, UK
    • ,
  • T. Harris

      Affiliations

    • London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, UK
    • ,
  • A. Weaver

      Affiliations

    • London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, UK
    • ,
  • K. Hines

      Affiliations

    • London Medical Incident Officer Pool, London, UK
    • ,
  • G.E. Davies

      Affiliations

    • London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, UK

Abstract 

On July 7th 2005 a series of terrorist bombs exploded in London. The transport system was targeted and at least 54 passengers were killed and around 700 injured. This paper describes the immediate pre-hospital medical response to the four scenes. From the perspective of the London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service the deployment, difficulties on scene and the initial lessons learned are discussed.

Keywords: Terrorist bombs, Transport system, Medical response

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PII: S0300-9572(05)00290-X

doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.07.005

Resuscitation
Volume 66, Issue 2 , Pages ix-xii, August 2005

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