London Bombings 7th July 2005

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London Bombings7th July 2005

• Elaine Cole
• Royal London Hospital
• Barts and the London NHS Trust
• London
• England

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7th July 2005

• 0851 London was hit by a terrorist attack
• Aimed at the transport network
• 4 suicide bombers boarded 3 trains 1 bus
• Each with improvised explosive devices
• Pan London major incident declared

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The Royal London Hospital

• Large hospital on 3 sites within the east of the
  City of London
• Trauma, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic, plastics
  available
• 17 bedded ITU on Royal London Hospital site
• Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) at
  Royal London Hospital site

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Emergency Department (ED)

• 130,000 attendances per year
• Adults and children
• Minor injuries, majors, resuscitation room,
  childrens ED, mental health assessment,
  admissions unit with 12 bed/chairs
• 80 registered nurses
• Senior doctors, junior doctors, mental health
  team, technicians, administration and support
  staff

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Previous major incidents at the Royal London
Hospital

• IRA bombing campaign
• Transport incidents
• standbys

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Bishopsgate Bomb
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Paddington Train Crash
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