Guidance

Antimicrobial prophylaxis: administering to bomb blast victims

Guidance on administering antimicrobial prophylaxis to bomb blast victims.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 26 May 2017

This publication was withdrawn on 8 October 2025

This guidance was produced in response to the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017 and is now out of date. Aspects of this guidance have been incorporated into updated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear agents (CBRN) guidance that the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) will publish soon.

Documents

Antimicrobial prophylaxis guidance for bomb blast victims

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: 2017091

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Details

This guidance is for teams responding to bomb blasts incidents.

See guidance on how to manage risk of bloodborne virus (BBVs), such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV, in bomb blast victims.

Published 26 May 2017