TY - JOUR PY - 2024// TI - Lessons learned from a large-scale military mass casualty incident: reevaluation of the response to the Khobar Towers bombing JO - Military medicine A1 - Obiajulu, Joseph A1 - DeSoucy, Erik A1 - Robb, Douglas A1 - Atkins, Michael A1 - Rush, Stephen SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - The 1996 Khobar Towers bombing, a large-scale mass casualty incident (MASCAL) at a coalition forces housing complex, resulted in 519 casualties. Key lessons learned include the importance of MASCAL exercises, self-aid and buddy care, and casualty triage, all critical to preparation for future terrorist attacks or near-peer combat operations MASCALs.
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LA - en SN - 0026-4075 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usae316 ID - ref1 ER -