Review of accidents/injuries among emergency medical services workers in Baltimore, Maryland.

abstract：:State governments and hospital facilities are often unprepared to handle a complex medical crisis, despite a moral and ethical obligation to be prepared for disaster. The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has drawn attention to the lack of state guidance on how hospitals should provide care in a crisis. When t...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Ingram AE,Hertelendy AJ,Molloy MS,Ciottone GR

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current knowledge about mass-gathering health (MGH) fails to adequately inform the understanding of mass gatherings (MGs) because of a relative lack of theory development and adequate conceptual analysis. This report describes the development of a series of event lenses that serve as a beginning "MG event mo...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Turris SA,Lund A,Hutton A,Bowles R,Ellerson E,Steenkamp M,Ranse J,Arbon P

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Professional behavior is one of the cornerstones of effective emergency medical services (EMS) practice and is a required part of the National Standard Curricula for advanced levels of EMS education. However, peer rating of emergency medical technicians with respect to the 11 categories of professional beh...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Brown WE Jr,Margolis G,Levine R

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The border area between Germany, Belgium, and The Netherlands includes a substantial number of cooperative forms in the urgent medical assistance sector. Collaboration usually takes place in densely populated areas with cities or villages situated on or in proximity to the border. In some regions, definitive borders a...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Post GB

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a summary of the presentations and discussion of Session 1.5 on Health Policy and Coordination: A Critical Review of Experiences during the Conference, Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Phuket, Thailand, 04-06 May 2005. The topics discussed inclu...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Procacci P,Doran R,Chunkath SR,Garfield R,Briceno S,Fric A

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dialysis centers struggled to maintain continuity of care for dialysis patients during and immediately following Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the US Gulf Coast in August 2005. However, the impact on patient health and service use is unclear. PROBLEM:The impact of Hurricane Katrina on hospitalization ra...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Howard D,Zhang R,Huang Y,Kutner N

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the United States has been impacted by numerous devastating disasters over the last 10 years, there have been only limited efforts between the governmental and non-profit/voluntary organizations to meet the multiple disaster health and mental health needs of the community. Too often, responding organizations ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Bowenkamp CD

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this discussion is to review the use of destinations other than the hospital emergency department, to transport patients injured as a result of a mass-casualty incident (MCI). A MCI has the ability to overwhelm traditional hospital resources normally thought of as appropriate destinations for the transp...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Glassman ES,Parrillo SJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current Fire/Emergency Medical Services (EMS) model throughout the United States involves emergency vehicles which respond from a primary location (ie, firehouse or municipal facility) to emergency calls. Quick response vehicles (QRVs) have been used in various Fire/EMS systems; however, their effectiven...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Anderson DW,Dhindsa HS,Wan W,Salot D

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to describe the injuries and distribution of casualties resulting from the crash of Turkish Airlines flight TK 1951 near Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands on 25 of February 2009. METHODS:This was a retrospective, descriptive study. Based on a review of the hospital records f...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Postma IL,Winkelhagen J,Bloemers FW,Heetveld MJ,Bijlsma TS,Goslings JC,MOTAC study group.

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Previous oil spills and disasters from other human-made events have shown that mental health effects to the affected population are widespread and can be significant. HYPOTHESIS/PROBLEM:There has been concern regarding the likelihood that existing public health surveillance was not capturing the mental he...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Buttke D,Vagi S,Bayleyegn T,Sircar K,Strine T,Morrison M,Allen M,Wolkin A

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Training students has been proven to be the optimal way to deliver cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills. However, it is somehow unknown whether or not the current recommendations appropriate for Caucasian students are also suitable for East Asian students. The purpose of this study is to explore the be...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： He DX,Huang KS,Yang YI,Jiang W,Yang NL,Yang H

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Serotonin and sympathomimetic toxicity (SST) after ingestion of amphetamine-based drugs can lead to severe morbidity and death. There have been evaluations of the safety and efficacy of on-site treatment protocols for SST at music festivals. PROBLEM:The study aimed to examine the safety and efficacy of tr...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Douglas N,Carew J,Johnson D,Green M,Wilson N,Donovan J,Mulherin T,Holbery-Morgan L,Bourke E,Smith E

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Massive earthquakes often cause structures to collapse, trapping victims under dense rubble for long periods of time. Commonly, this spurs resource intensive, dangerous, and frustrating attempts to find and extricate live victims. The search and rescue phase usually is maintained for many days beyond the l...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Macintyre AG,Barbera JA,Smith ER

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Research on skill acquisition and retention in the prehospital setting has focused primarily on resuscitation and defibrillation. Investigation into other first aid skills is required in order to validate practices and support training regimes. No studies have investigated competency using an extrication c...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Ireland CJ,Zeitz KM,Bridgewater FH

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early defibrillation improves survival for patients suffering cardiac arrest from ventricular fibrillation (VF) or ventricular tachycardia (VT). Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) should be placed in locations in which there is a high incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA). The study objective was t...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Portner ME,Pollack ML,Schirk SK,Schlenker MK

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In 2001, the Israeli government announced the construction of the West Bank barrier. The stated purpose of construction to prevent attacks by Palestinians on Israeli citizens. In a subsequent advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice decided the wall would block access to health care and educati...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Qato D,Doocy S,Tsuchida D,Greenough PG,Burnham G

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Anecdotal observations about prehospital emergency medical care in major natural and human-made disasters, such as earthquakes, have suggested that some injured victims survive the initial impact, but eventually die because of a delay in the application of life-saving medical therapy. METHODS:A multidisci...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Pretto EA,Angus DC,Abrams JI,Shen B,Bissell R,Ruiz Castro VM,Sawyers R,Watoh Y,Ceciliano N,Ricci E

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is no consensus on where automated external defibrillators (AEDs) should be placed in rural communities to maximize impact on survival from cardiac arrest. In the community of Stokes County, North Carolina (USA) the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system promotes cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Nelson RD,Bozeman W,Collins G,Booe B,Baker T,Alson R

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Hospitals, including intensive care units (ICUs), can be subject to threat from fire and require urgent evacuation. Hypothesis The hypothesis was that the current preparedness for ICU evacuation for fire in the national public hospital system in a wealthy country was very good, using Sweden as model. MET...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Löfqvist E,Oskarsson Å,Brändström H,Vuorio A,Haney M

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The role of the base-hospital and on-line medical control in a disaster has not been investigated previously. This study assesses the roles of base-hospitals and the value and feasibility of on-line medical control during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. METHODS:The researchers studied five Bay Area count...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Palafox J,Pointer JE,Martchenke J,Kleinrock M,Michaelis J

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The smallpox vaccination emergency preparedness program has been unsuccessful in enrolling sufficient numbers of healthcare workers. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to use game theory to analyze a pre-event vaccination versus post-event vaccination program using the example of a terrorist consid...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Hamilton R,McCain R

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Using an ambulance as an attack modality offers many advantages to a terrorist organization. Ambulances can carry more explosives than most vehicles and can often bypass security. Yet, studies examining how terrorist organizations have incorporated ambulances into their attacks are lacking. STUDY OBJECTIV...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Jasani GN,Alfalasi R,Cavaliere GA,Ciottone GR,Lawner BJ

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the factors that lead to increased use of emergency medical services (EMS) by patients 65 years of age and older in an urban EMS system. METHODS:Retrospective, case-control study of frequent EMS use among elderly patients transported during one year in an urban EMS system. Three distinct groups w...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Tangherlini N,Pletcher MJ,Covec MA,Brown JF

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction In preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games, existing syndromic surveillance systems operating in England were expanded to include daily general practitioner (GP) out-of-hours (OOH) contacts and emergency department (ED) attendances at sentinel sites (the GP OOH and ED syndromic surveillance systems:...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Todkill D,Hughes HE,Elliot AJ,Morbey RA,Edeghere O,Harcourt S,Hughes T,Endericks T,McCloskey B,Catchpole M,Ibbotson S,Smith G

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mental health effects of disaster and terrorism have moved to the forefront in the recent past following the events of 11 September 2001 in the United States. Although there has been a protracted history by mental health researchers and practitioners to study, understand, prevent, and treat mental health problems ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Walser RD,Ruzek JI,Naugle AE,Padesky C,Ronell DM,Ruggiero K

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a lethal health problem that affects between 236,000 and 325,000 people in the United States each year. As resuscitation attempts are unsuccessful in 70-98% of OHCA cases, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel often face the needs of bereaved family members. P...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Bremer A,Dahlberg K,Sandman L

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On January 12, 2010, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was shattered by a violent earthquake that killed or injured thousands of its citizens. Local emergency services became overwhelmed and international assistance was required. French relief teams were deployed to assist local hospitals in caring for the victims. The medical c...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Benner P,Stephan J,Renard A,Petitjean F,Larger D,Pons D,Paklepa B,Deniel C,LeDreff P

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to analyze the profile of chest injuries, oxygen therapy for respiratory failure, and the outcomes of victims after the Jiangsu tornado, which occurred on June 23, 2016 in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, China. METHODS:The clinical records of 144 patients referred to Yancheng City...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Mu GH,Lu ZQ,Li X,Chen PF,He L,Sun YH,Hou SS,Deng YJ

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Little is known about the overall frequency of hazardous materials (HazMat) events in the United States and the nature of prehospital care for those exposed. The purpose of the current study was to perform a descriptive analysis of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) activations reported to a national EMS databa...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Martin AJ,Lohse CM,Sztajnkrycer MD

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00