Terrorist bombings in Madrid

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The report by Peral Guiterrez de Ceballos and colleagues [1] is a timely, well written, and informative contribution to our growing body of knowledge of disaster medicine, as well as an appalling confirmation of the horrors of the senseless and vicious scourge of terrorism that now afflicts the world. Their comprehensive analysis of the results of medical management of 312 survivors triaged to the Gregorio Maranon University General Hospital (GMUGH) provides several important lessons, and raises several questions, for medical providers around the world who are increasingly faced with the necessity of learning how to plan and implement an effective response to such a daunting challenge. …