TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - A proposed universal medical and public health definition of terrorism
JO  - Prehospital and disaster medicine
A1  - Arnold, Jeffrey L.
A1  - Ortenwall, Per
A1  - Birnbaum, Marvin L.
A1  - Sundnes, Knut Ole
A1  - Aggrawal, Anil
A1  - Anantharaman, V.
A1  - Al Musleh, Abdul Wahab
A1  - Asai, Yasufumi
A1  - Burkle, Frederick M.
A1  - Chung, Jae Myung
A1  - Cruz-Vega, Felipe
A1  - DeBacker, Michel
A1  - Della Corte, Francesco
A1  - DeLooz, Herman
A1  - Dickinson, Garth
A1  - Hodgetts, Timothy
A1  - Holliman, C. James
A1  - MacFarlane, Campbell
A1  - Rodoplu, Ulkumen
A1  - Stok, Edita
A1  - Tsai, Ming-Che
SP  - 47
EP  - 52
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
N2  - The lack of a universally applicable definition of terrorism has confounded the understanding of terrorism since the term was first coined in 18th Century France. Although a myriad of definitions of terrorism have been advanced over the years, virtually all of these definitions have been crisis-centered, frequently reflecting the political perspectives of those who seek to define it. In this article, we deconstruct these previously used definitions of terrorism in order to reconstruct a definition of terrorism that is consequence-centered, medically relevant, and universally harmonized. A universal medical and public health definition of terrorism will facilitate clinical and scientific research, education, and communication about terrorism-related events or disasters. We propose the following universal medical and public definition of terrorism: The intentional use of violence--real or threatened--against one or more non-combatants and/or those services essential for or protective of their health, resulting in adverse health effects in those immediately affected and their community, ranging from a loss of well-being or security to injury, illness, or death.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-023X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -