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Table 1 Admitting units and outcome of patients

From: Clinical Review: Communication and logistics in the response to the 1998 terrorist bombing in Omagh, Northern Ireland

Admitting unit

Number of patients

Additional information

Outcome

ICU

7

Burns (2), head injury (3), orthopaedics/ophthalmic surgery (1), vascular/orthopaedics/neurosurgery (1)

6 survived, 1 deceased

Burns

3

 

Survived

Neurosurgery

5

 

Survived

Orthopaedics

6

 

Survived

Thoracic surgery

1

 

Survived

Ophthalmic surgery

4

Enucleation (2), bilateral enucleation (1)

Survived

Children's hospital

3

ICU/abdominal injury, ICU/burns, burns

Survived

Emergency Department/ vascular general surgery

1

Abdominal injury – laparotomy in resuscitation room

Deceased

  1. ICU, intensive care unit.