The Field's mass shooting: emergency medical services response.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Major incidents (MI) happen infrequently in Scandinavia and mass shootings are even less frequently occurring. Case reports and research are called for, as literature is scarce. On 3rd July 2022, a mass shooting took place at the shopping mall Field's in Copenhagen, Denmark. Three people were killed and seven injured by a gunman, firing a rifle inside the mall. A further 21 people suffered minor injuries during the evacuation of the mall. In this case report, we describe the emergency medical services (EMS) incident response and evaluate the EMS´ adherence to the MI management guidelines to identify possible areas of improvement.

Case presentation

Forty-eight EMS units including five Tactical Emergency Medical Service teams were dispatched to the incident. Four cr

SUBMITTER: Hansen PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10621148 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature