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Published in: Critical Care 6/2001

01-12-2001 | Review

The World Trade Center Attack: Similarities to the 1988 earthquake in Armenia: time to teach the public life-supporting first aid?

Author: David Crippen

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 6/2001

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Abstract

On 7 December 1988, a severe earthquake hit in Armenia, a former republic of the Soviet Union (USSR); on 11 September 2001, a manmade attack of similar impact hit New York City. These events share similar implications for the role of the uninjured survivor. With basic training, the uninjured survivors could save lives without tools or resuscitation equipment. This article makes the case for teaching life-supporting first aid to the public in the hope that one day, should another such incident occur, they would be able to preserve injured victims until formal rescue occurs.
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Metadata
Title
The World Trade Center Attack: Similarities to the 1988 earthquake in Armenia: time to teach the public life-supporting first aid?
Author
David Crippen
Publication date
01-12-2001
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 6/2001
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc1058

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