What If Nice Terrorist Attack Would Have Happened in Milan? Drawing a Disaster Plan for Mass Casualty Incidents Involving the Pediatric Population

• Published in: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness Vol. 18; p. e94
• Main Authors: Difino, Margherita, Stucchi, Riccardo, Weinstein, Eric S, De Pellegrin, Maurizio, Zoli, Alberto, Sechi, Giuseppe Maria, Faccincani, Roberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 31.10.2024
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Disaster Planning - methods; Humans; Italy; Mass Casualty Incidents - statistics & numerical data; Pediatrics - methods; Pediatrics - standards; Pediatrics - statistics & numerical data; Surge Capacity - statistics & numerical data; Surveys and Questionnaires; Terrorism - statistics & numerical data; Italy; trauma; mass casualty incidents; hospital preparedness; terror attack; pediatric

Terrorist attacks involving children raised concern regarding the preparedness to treat pediatric trauma patients during mass casualty incidents (MCIs). The purpose of this project was to assess the resources available in Milan to respond to MCIs as the 2016 Bastille Day attack in Nice. Literature a...