Remembering the Omagh bombing - Anaesthesia 2025 podcast
In this podcast, recorded at Anaesthesia 2025, host Dr Helgi Johannsson talks to retired anaesthetist Dr John Maginness.
On 15 August 1998 a bomb was detonated in Omagh town centre, in Northern Ireland. John, who lived locally, was a member of the medical team who responded. John joined the panel discussion on the Omagh bombing at our 2025 Belfast annual conference and in this podcast, recorded in Belfast, John shares his recollections of that day in 1998.
John discusses his and Helgi's shared personal experiences of terror attacks and major incidents, how responses have developed (and what…
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