%0 Journal Article
%T Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting in Pittsburgh: preparedness, prehospital care, and lessons learned
%J Western journal of emergency medicine
%D 2020
%A Tobias, Adam Z.
%A Roth, Ronald N.
%A Weiss, Leonard S.
%A Murray, Keith
%A Yealy, Donald M.
%V 21
%N 2
%P 374-381
%X On Saturday, October 27, 2018, a man with anti-Semitic motivations entered Tree of Life synagogue in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; he had an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and three handguns, opening fire upon worshippers. Eventually 11 civilians died at the scene and eight people sustained non-fatal injuries, including five police officers. Each person injured but alive at the scene received care at one of three local level-one trauma centers. The injured had wounds often seen in war-settings, with the signature of high velocity weaponry. We describe the scene response, specific elements of our hospital plans, the overall out-of-hospital preparedness in Pittsburgh, and the lessons learned.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I California Chapter of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine
%@ 1936-900X
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2019.11.42809