Impact of the terrorist bombings of the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank Corporation headquarters and the British consulate on two hospitals in Istanbul, Turkey, in November 2003

Rodoplu U., Arnold J., Yucel T., Tokyay R., Ersoy G., Cetiner S.

JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE, vol.59, no.1, pp.195-201, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 59 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/01.ta.0000171527.49354.8f
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL
  • Page Numbers: pp.195-201
  • Keywords: explosion, resource utilization, terrorism, hospital epidemiology, BLAST INJURIES, BELFAST
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. The authors sought to estimate the impact of the terrorist bombings of the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation headquarters and the British consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 20, 2003, on two nearby hospitals, in terms of epidemiologic outcomes, resource utilization, and time course of emergency needs.