Citation

Garrett M. Emerg. Nurse 1999; 6(10): 8-12.

Affiliation

Accident and Emergency department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Northern Ireland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, RCN Publishing)

DOI

10.7748/en.6.10.8.s9

PMID

27238259

Abstract

Over the past 30 years, emergency services in Northern Ireland have coped with more than their share of trauma and disaster. A&E nurses have been at the heart of this service, often working in extremely difficult and dangerous circumstances. Ironically, in April 1998, at a time when the whole community was experiencing unprecedented hope of peace, staff in Craigavon Area Hospital began making plans to prepare for what potentially could be violence on a massive scale.

Language: en