Be prepared--the Boston Marathon and mass-casualty events.

@article{Biddinger2013BePB,
  title={Be prepared--the Boston Marathon and mass-casualty events.},
  author={Paul D Biddinger and Aaron L. Baggish and L. L. Harrington and Pierre A. d’Hemecourt and James Hooley and Jerrilyn Jones and Ricky C. Kue and Chris Troyanos and K. Sophia Dyer},
  journal={The New England journal of medicine},
  year={2013},
  volume={368 21},
  pages={
          1958-60
        }
}
The fact that there was not more loss of life in the Boston Marathon bombings is attributable in large part to the medical community's prior efforts to build and sustain emergency-preparedness programs and to practice its response in exercises and drills. 
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