Some Issues of Evacuation of Terrorist-Attack Casualties
The experience of evacuation to hospitals of terrorist-attack casualties with emphasis on sufficiency of ambulances and mobile intensive care units used for the purpose is analyzed. Average statistics on the number of hospitalized patients per available ambulance in the Russian Federation and in some of its constituent territories are presented. A conclusion is drawn on approximate correlation between the number of terrorist-attack casualties and the number of ambulances needed for their evacuation to hospitals.