Education and training as a key enabler of successful patient care in mass-casualty terrorist incidents.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

The increase in terrorist attacks with sometimes devastating numbers of victims has become a reality in Europe and has led to a fundamental change in thinking and a reorientation in many fields including health policy. The purpose of this original work was to improve the preparedness of hospitals and to provide recommendations for training.

Material and methods

We conducted a retrospective literature search based on the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) for the period 2000 to 2017. Using defined search strategies, we were able to identify 203 articles. We grouped relevant findings into main categories with 47 statements and recommendations on education and training. In addition, we included data from a prospective questionnaire-based survey on this topic

SUBMITTER: Hoth P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10175327 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature