Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 71-75, June 2006

Nonfatal Sniper Attack of a Pediatric Patient: Prehospital Response in a Regionalized Trauma System

  • Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Office of the State Medical Director, Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS), Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    • Emergency Medicine and Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University, Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    • Child Health Advocacy Institute, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
    • Center for Hospital Based Specialties, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010.
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  • Michael G. Holder, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH 44308, USA

The unusual circumstances surrounding the prehospital response to a highly publicized sniper attack upon a pediatric patient are detailed. Examination of this case from a systems perspective within a highly developed statewide regionalized trauma care network highlights essential system features. The unique aspects of the response are also critically examined and discussed.

Keywords: emergency health services, emergency medical services, emergency medicine, pediatrics, prehospital emergency care

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PII: S1522-8401(06)00021-8

doi:10.1016/j.cpem.2006.03.002

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 71-75, June 2006

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