Riots in Beirut: Description of the Impact of a New Type of Mass Casualty Event on the Emergency System in Lebanon.

Mohamad El WareaRoula SassoRana BachirMazen J El Sayed

Published in: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness (2020)

Most patients had mild injuries on presentation. The emergency department experienced a high influx of patients. Complications and deaths can occur from seemingly nonlethal weapons used during riots and warrant effective prehospital and hospital disaster planning.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
public health