KAMEDO report no. 87: bomb attack in Finnish shopping center, 2002.
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine · 2007-01-01 · Other / unclear
Abstract
The detonation of a bomb in a shopping center in Vantaa, Finland, took place on 11 October 2002. Seven people died as a result and > 160 people required medical attention. Because the rescue teams were inadequately trained to respond to terrorist attacks, the event was handled according to protocol. A number of problems arose, including: people from different rescue agencies were difficult to distinguish from each other; there was inadequate communication between the incident site and the main hospital; relatives of victims were not kept informed; and psychiatric problems in the wake of the disaster were not addressed sufficiently.
Tags
Communication & handover · Interagency collaboration · Fire service & police