Abstract
In 2015 and 2016 there were 48 terrorist incidents resulting in 320 deaths and 1227 further casualties in Western Europe alone. The three largest of these incidents were Marauding Terrorist Firearms Attacks (MTFA), accounting for 82% of the total casualties in this period (258 deaths and 1011 casualties) with a median total number of casualties per incident of over 400. Prioritising medical care in the aftermath of these attacks, whilst being aware of tactical constraints, is essential in order to provide an optimal health response.
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Barnard, E., Vassallo, J. (2017). Triage. In: Breeze, J., Penn-Barwell, J., Keene, D., O'Reilly, D., Jeyanathan, J., Mahoney, P. (eds) Ballistic Trauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61364-2_7
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