Research Article
Challenges Faced by the Intensive Care Unit during a Terrorist Attack: The Riyadh Experience
Table 1
Incidents of terrorist-related violence and bombings in Saudi Arabia in 13 years.
| Year | No. of causalities | No. of persons hospitalized | Place | Mode of attack |
| March 1991 | — | 3 | Jubail | Gunshots | November 1995 | 5 | 60 | Riyadh | Car bomb | June 1996 | 19 | 386 | Khobar | Explosives in a bus | November 2000 | 1 | 1 | Riyadh | Car bomb | November 2000 | — | 3 | Riyadh | Car bomb | December 2000 | — | 1 | Riyadh | Car bomb | March 2001 | — | 2 | Riyadh | Explosion | May 2001 | — | 1 | Riyadh | Parcel bomb | October 2001 | 2 | 6 | Khobar | Car bomb | June 2002 | 1 | — | Riyadh | Car bomb | September 2003 | 1 | — | Riyadh | Car bomb | January 2003 | 1 | 3 | Riyadh | Gunshots | February 2003 | 1 | — | Riyadh | Gunshot | May 2003 | — | 1 | Jubail | — | May 2003 | 35 | | Riyadh | Bomb explosion | May 2003 | 29 | 194 | Riyadh | Bomb explosion | November 2003 | 17 | 122 | Riyadh | Bomb explosion | April 2004 | 4 | 148 | Riyadh | Bomb explosion | May 2004 | 20 | 194 | Riyadh | Car bombs |
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