Mass casualty response under the microscope: how well do emergency teams handle chemical and radiation attacks?

NCT ID NCT05026645

Summary

This international study looks back at how medical teams have responded to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive attacks over the past 50 years. Researchers will analyze data from about 1,000 patients to see how well emergency guidelines were followed during rescues. The goal is to learn what works best to improve future emergency responses and save more lives in these rare but dangerous situations.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Biomedical Telematics Laboratory Platform of the Quebec Respiratory Health Research Network

    Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1K 2R1, Canada

  • CBRNE World Journal

    Winchester, SO23 8UT, United Kingdom

  • Centre for Defence and Security Studies, University of Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada

  • Department of Critical care, Miyagi Children's Hospital

    Tokyo, Japan

  • Department of Disaster Medical Management, The University of Tokyo Hospital

    Tokyo, Japan

  • Director, Unconventional Weapons & Technology Division, National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism University of Maryland

    College Park, Maryland, 20740, United States

  • Medical Intelligence CBRNE Inc.

    Québec, Quebec, G1V0C8, Canada

  • Research Center of the CHU St-Justine, University of Montreal

    Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada

  • Research Centre, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University

    Québec, Quebec, G1V 4G5, Canada

  • Royal Canadian Medical Corps

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A0K2, Canada

  • Sorbonne University

    Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

    Surrey Quays, Redhill, RH1 5RH, United Kingdom

  • Tokyo Women's Medical University, Department of Intensive Care Medicine

    Tokyo, Shinjuku-ku, Japan

  • University of Finance and Administration Department of Criminology and Forensic Disciplines

    Prague, Prague, 10100, Czechia

  • École de Technologie Supérieure Université du Québec

    Montreal, Quebec, H3C 1K3, Canada

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