Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear mass casualty medicine: a review of lessons from the Salisbury and Amesbury Novichok nerve agent incidents.
Br J Anaesth
; 128(2): e200-e205, 2022 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1517065
ABSTRACT
On March 4, 2018, two casualties collapsed on a park bench in Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK. They were later discovered to have been the victims of an attempted murder using the Soviet-era Novichok class of nerve agent. The casualties, along with three further critically ill patients, were cared for in Salisbury District Hospital's Intensive Care Unit. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Salisbury and Amesbury incidents were the longest-running major incidents in the history of the UK National Health Service. This narrative review seeks to reflect on the lessons learned from these chemical incidents, with a particular focus on hospital and local organisational responses.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Organophosphates
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Emergency Medical Services
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Mass Casualty Incidents
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Chemical Hazard Release
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Nerve Agents
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Personal Protective Equipment
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Reviews
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Br J Anaesth
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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