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