{"id":1105,"date":"2013-04-23T11:05:25","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T01:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dbohs.com\/?p=1105"},"modified":"2016-07-14T08:20:41","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T22:20:41","slug":"medical-response-from-the-boston-bombing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dbohs.com\/?p=1105","title":{"rendered":"Medical response from the Boston bombing"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the aftermath of the Boston bombings, the medical response at the nearby hospitals was exemplary. Everyone who was evacuated from the scene, survived.<\/p>\n

This article in the New Yorker outlines the medical response to the Boston bombing.<\/p>\n

It is interesting to compare the differences between the response to Cyclone Tracey to the Boston Bombing<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/td>\nCyclone Tracey (1974)
\n<\/b><\/td>\n		Boston Bombing (2013)
\n<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Timing<\/b><\/td>\nChristmas day – many people were on leave<\/td>\nNormal day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hospital affected<\/b><\/td>\nMassively \u2013 wards destroyed, key staff dead and disabled<\/td>\nUnaffected<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hospitals<\/b><\/td>\nOne<\/td>\nMany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nearest large hospital<\/b><\/td>\n2000 miles away<\/td>\nClose<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Communications<\/b><\/td>\nNone \u2013 no radio, phones -nothing<\/td>\nPhones, TV, Twitter\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roads<\/b><\/td>\nBlocked by trees and debris<\/td>\nNot obstructed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Power<\/b><\/td>\nNo power or steam. Emergency power and steam were restored quickly<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Staff<\/b><\/td>\nLots turned up despite families affected<\/td>\nAfternoon shift stayed on<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Evacuation<\/b><\/td>\nDarwin evacuated \u2013 huge airlift, including hospital<\/td>\nNot needed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Replacement staff<\/b><\/td>\nA day later by air. Australian Army had field hospital, but this was prevented from going.<\/td>\nNot needed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The main similarities were the adoption of triage<\/b> so that resources can be best used where they will make a difference and the enormous response from staff<\/b> to help and the initiative to fill gaps.<\/p>\n

Some 65 people died from Cyclone Tracey, though at the time there wqere reports of 800 or more. So far less than 6 have died from the Boston bombing, incluidng a policeman and one of the bombers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Compaisons can be made between the medical response to the Boston Bombings and Cyclone Tracey. In both, triage and staff support and initiatives significantly helped, though other differences were enormous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[91,30],"tags":[230,231],"class_list":["post-1105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-crisis-management","category-war-stories","tag-boston","tag-boston-bombing","czr-hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t