[Clinical management of terrorist bomb explosions]. / Atención a las víctimas por ataque terrorista con explosivos.

ABSTRACT

At 0739 on 11 March 2004 terrorist bomb explosions ocurred in 4 trains in Madrid killing 177 people instantly and 14 more later in the hospital. This report describes the organization, clinical management and patterns of injuries in casualties who were taken to our chil-patients were taken to the Gregorio Marañon hospital and 12 to the children's one. The mean age was 16 years (14-21), Two of them were critically ill and needed intensive care (ITP 5). Tympanic perforations occurred in 81% victims with moderate to severe trauma, shrapnel wounds in 36% and eye lesions in 27%. Among critically ill patients blast lung injury, cranial and abdominal trauma were the most important lesions. Training in AITP courses and hospital logistics were essential in clinical management of these casualties.