Resilience in terror and disaster medicine through consolidation of institutional memory - National Hospital Sri Lanka Easter Sunday 2019 experience

Abstract

Suicide bombing generates a significantly larger number of casualties per attack than other uses of force by terrorist groups. Acts of terrorism are evolving and becoming more complex. Health emergency trauma care systems should advance and be resilient to withstand shocks of terror mass casualty event while catering routine community care. Easter Sunday emergency and trauma care response at the Accident Services National Hospital Sri Lanka accrued invaluable lessons to be learned and shared with global emergency care fraternity.