Burch Heather, Kitley Charles A, Naeem Mohammed
Eisenhower Army Medical Center, 300 Hospital Road, Ft. Gordon, GA, 30905-5650, USA.
Emerg Radiol. 2010 Jul;17(4):275-84. doi: 10.1007/s10140-009-0849-z. Epub 2009 Nov 20.
Following the events of the September 11th attack, there has been an increasing concern about the possibility of a future attack on our homeland. In response, the United States Department of Homeland Defense has planned for a future attack by formulating multiple scenarios which may occur in the event of such a disaster. Radiology will play a key role in each of these scenarios, assisting with triage, diagnosis, and therapy of the large populations which potentially could be involved. This article describes some of these scenarios as well the response which will be expected of the radiology community in the event of such a disaster.
在9·11袭击事件发生后,人们越来越担心未来我国本土可能遭受袭击。作为回应,美国国土防御部针对未来可能发生的袭击制定了多种应对方案,设想了此类灾难可能出现的各种情况。放射学在每种情况中都将发挥关键作用,协助对可能涉及的大量人群进行分类诊断和治疗。本文描述了其中一些情况,以及在发生此类灾难时放射学界可能的应对措施。