Many people emerging from tube stations yesterday with ash around their mouths and faces turned out not to be so badly hurt once the ash was cleaned away.But other injuries, such as burns and smoke inhalation, could be more serious "A lot of people with burns will do well. All hospitals now operate a standardised approach which saves lives."The system is based on checking the patient's airway is free, ensuring they are breathing and checking their circulation - the ABC of saving lives. Two of the wounded were the hospital's own medical staff, who had been on their way to work. Jane Collins, the chief executive, said: "Within half an hour our staff restaurant was completely cleared and equipped for triage." Today's out-patient services have been cancelled.. The injuries suffered by victims of the attacks were typical of explosions and will in some cases cause lifelong disability, doctors said. They include burns, smoke inhalation, fractures, head injuries and internal injuries caused by the sheer physical force of the blast. that worked very well this morning.''GREAT ORMOND STREETThe hospital treated 22 casualties, 18 of whom were detained overnight Two had surgery and one was in intensive care.
Julian Nettel, the chief executive, said: "We have tried and tested procedures Staff have pre-arranged instructions ...
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There were 38 casualties, seven of them critically injured, including some who had lost limbs and a further 17 with serious injuries, including smoke inhalation, burns, cuts and broken bones. Helicopters and ambulances brought wounded, and about 170 walking wounded were brought on six buses.ST MARY'SVictims started arriving at this Paddington hospital at about 10am. One medical student said: "There were a lot of cuts and some amputations.There was some initial panic, but everything soon calmed down.'' An emergency room was also set up at nearby Birkbeck College.ROYAL LONDONThe streets of Whitechapel were brought to a standstill as 208 casualties arrived.Severely injured patients were wheeled into hospital, their faces blackened with soot and blood. Six consultant general surgeons and four consultant plastic surgeons led treatment teams Staff said the atmosphere had been very calm. Mr Mountain said that the blasts showed why such simulations were necessary."There has been a lot of work going on in the last couple of years, but you can never predict exactly what is going to happen or when it is going to happen."The main thing at the moment is the recovery of casualties. They need to be taken to hospital and the areas cordoned off to make sure there are no further unnecessary injuries."Mr Mountain said that other cities would be watching and learning from what had happened in London over the course of the day. "Whenever these major incidents occur, everybody will be looking to see what lessons can be learned," he added.The main hospitalsUNIVERSITY COLLEGEA total of 49 victims were brought here Doctors had to amputate the limbs of some of them Hundreds of medical staff were mobilised. The problems ranged from smoke inhalation and burns to serious limb and chest injuries.
