TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Blast injuries from Madrid terrorist bombing attacks on March 11, 2004
JO  - Emergency radiology
A1  - Alvarez-Sala, Rodolfo
A1  - Gómez León, Nieves
A1  - Royo, Aranzazu
A1  - Baudraxler, Franziska
A1  - Parrón, M.
A1  - Martí, M.
SP  - 113
EP  - 122
VL  - 13
IS  - 3
N2  - Blast injuries after terrorist attacks are seen with increasing frequency worldwide. Thousands of victims were attended in the hospitals of Madrid, Spain, on March 11, 2004 after the bombing attacks against the commuter trains. Thirty-six patients were attended in our institution. Seventeen of them suffered from severe or life-threatening injuries, and 19 had mild injuries. The most common lesions were thoracic trauma and blast lung injury, acoustic trauma, and orbital and paranasal sinus fractures. Other findings were hepatic and splenic lacerations, and vertebral and limb fractures. Emergency radiology had an important role in the correct management of the victims. Prompt radiological diagnoses of these complex lesions are crucial to efficient treatment. Therefore, radiologists have to become familiar with the injury patterns and specific lesions caused by blast wave.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1070-3004
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10140-006-0534-4
ID  - ref1
ER  -