Mass casualty events (MCE) are rare in high-income countries and feasible to manage, as a vast emergency services network is usually available. On the contrary, resources in Afghanistan are scarce, and these events are frequent. EMERGENCY-NGO has been active since 1999 with three hospitals in Kabul, Lashkar Gah and Anabah, and a net- work of 39 frst aid posts around the country, treating war victims without any discrimination and free of charge. Western media mostly underreport the frequent MCE caused by bombings, conflagrations or terrorist attacks. Nevertheless, despite being similar to many others, the terrorist attack at Kabul International Airport (26th August) was exceptionally covered. As the organization has always been on the front- line in responding to MCE in Afghanistan, we will attempt to supplement the publicly available information by reporting on the medical response e efforts.
Kabul airport suicide attack: report of a mass casualty / Spagnolello, O.; Gatti, S.; Esmati, S.; Shahir, M. A. A.; Portella, G.. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY SURGERY. - ISSN 1863-9933. - (2022). [10.1007/s00068-022-01898-y]
Kabul airport suicide attack: report of a mass casualty
Spagnolello O.
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2022
Abstract
Mass casualty events (MCE) are rare in high-income countries and feasible to manage, as a vast emergency services network is usually available. On the contrary, resources in Afghanistan are scarce, and these events are frequent. EMERGENCY-NGO has been active since 1999 with three hospitals in Kabul, Lashkar Gah and Anabah, and a net- work of 39 frst aid posts around the country, treating war victims without any discrimination and free of charge. Western media mostly underreport the frequent MCE caused by bombings, conflagrations or terrorist attacks. Nevertheless, despite being similar to many others, the terrorist attack at Kabul International Airport (26th August) was exceptionally covered. As the organization has always been on the front- line in responding to MCE in Afghanistan, we will attempt to supplement the publicly available information by reporting on the medical response e efforts.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.