Out-of-hospital use of a pulse oximeter to determine systolic blood pressures.

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：BACKGROUND:Inadequately controlled chronic diseases may present a threat to life and well-being during the emergency response phase of disasters. Chronic disease exacerbations (CDE) account for one of the largest patient populations during disasters, and patients are at increased risk for adverse outcomes. OBJECTIVE:T...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Miller AC,Arquilla B

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of chemical warfare agents against civilians and unprotected troops in international conflicts or by terrorists against civilians is considered to be a real threat, particularly following the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001 against the World Trade Center in New York and against the Pentagon in Washingto...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Aas P

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:The global burden of cardiovascular mortality is increasing, as is the number of large-scale humanitarian emergencies. The interaction between these phenomena is not well understood. This review aims to clarify the relationship between humanitarian emergencies and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. MET...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Hayman KG,Sharma D,Wardlow RD,Singh S

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Violence against humanitarian health care workers and facilities in situations of armed conflict is a serious humanitarian problem. Targeting health care workers and destroying or looting medical facilities directly or indirectly impacts the delivery of emergency and life-saving medical assistance, often a...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Redwood-Campbell LJ,Sekhar SN,Persaud CR

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway management is at the forefront for combat medics dealing with battlefield trauma. For military service members, compromised airways are the second leading cause of potentially survivable death on the battlefield, accounting for one in ten preventable combat deaths. Effective suction is a critical component of a...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Jain P,Akhter F,Schoppe A,Hood RL,De Lorenzo RA

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:On 26 December 2003, an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale occurred in the city of Bam in southeastern Iran. Bam was destroyed completely, > 43,000 people were killed, and 30,000 were injured. The national and international responses were quick and considerable. Many field hospitals were created a...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Emami MJ,Tavakoli AR,Alemzadeh H,Abdinejad F,Shahcheraghi G,Erfani MA,Mozafarian K,Solooki S,Rezazadeh S,Ensafdaran A,Nouraie H,Jaberi FM,Sharifian M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a cascade of risks associated with a hazard evolving into a disaster that consists of the risk that: (1) a hazard will produce an event; (2) an event will cause structural damage; (3) structural damage will create functional damages and needs; (4) needs will create an emergency (require use of the local respo...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Birnbaum ML,Loretti A,Daily EK,O'Rourke AP

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Telecommunication systems are important for sharing information among health institutions to successfully provide medical response following disasters. HYPOTHESIS/PROBLEM:The aim of this study was to clarify the problems associated with telecommunication systems in the acute phase of the Great East Japan ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Kudo D,Furukawa H,Nakagawa A,Abe Y,Washio T,Arafune T,Sato D,Yamanouchi S,Ochi S,Tominaga T,Kushimoto S

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:On 26 December 2004, an earthquake (9.0 Richter, 10 kilometers below the sea) near Sumatra, Indonesia, triggered a tsunami, which traveled at approximately 800 km per hour to strike the Indian coastline. The disaster response at a 100-bed hospital situated on the beach front (2,028 km from the epicenter) i...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Roy N

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the epidemiology of pediatric emergency medical services (EMS) practice in a large patient population from several geographic areas. DESIGN:Retrospective computer analysis of EMS databases from four states using a common data set and analysis system. SETTING:Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Mississippi,...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Joyce SM,Brown DE,Nelson EA

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Burnout among emergency medical personnel (EMP) is suspected, but largely unsupported in the literature. An investigation of the phenomenon of burnout and factors contributing to its existence are essential steps in designing effective interventions. RESEARCH QUESTIONS:Three research questions were propos...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Chng CL,Eaddy S

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent crisis in Kosovo led to nearly complete destruction of a healthcare system serving the needs of approximately 2 million people. Even prior to the crisis, the pre-existing healthcare system had inadequate provisions for the delivery of Emergency Medical Services. More than 440 diverse governmental and non-go...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Lis J,Eliades MJ,Benishi D,Koci B,Gettle D,VanRooyen MJ

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effects of age, race, gender, and insurance status on utilization and times-to-transport (TTT) for interhospital air medical transfers from rural hospitals to tertiary care centers. DESIGN:A retrospective review of interhospital transport records. The TTT was examined as a function of age, ge...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Furlong BR,Heller MB,Auble TE

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This special report was prepared as a white paper for the First World Health Organization (WHO) Consultation on Nursing and Midwifery Contributions in Emergencies held in Geneva on 22-24 November 2006. Pertinent issues related to research of nurses and midwives were identified based on prior international conferences....

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Weiner E

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The effect of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak on the willingness of laypersons to provide bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) using standard CPR (SCPR) or compression-only CPR (CCPR) was evaluated. The preferred type of SCPR in the post-SARS era was assessed. METHODS:A descrip...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Lam KK,Lau FL,Chan WK,Wong WN

更新日期：2007-07-01 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:Few previous studies have been conducted on the prehospital management of hypotensive trauma patients in Stockholm County. The aim of this study was to describe the prehospital management of hypotensive trauma patients admitted to the largest trauma center in Sweden, and to assess whether prehospital traum...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Talving P,Pålstedt J,Riddez L

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Earthquake-related trauma results in crush injuries and bony- and soft-tissue trauma. There are no systematic reviews analyzing the typical injury patterns and treatments in "Mega-Mass-Casualty" earthquakes. The characterization of an injury pattern specific to disaster type, be it natural or manmade, is ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Bortolin M,Morelli I,Voskanyan A,Joyce NR,Ciottone GR

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:No universally accepted methods for objective evaluation of the function of the Incident Command System (ICS) in disaster exercises currently exist. An ICS evaluation method for disaster simulations was derived and piloted. METHODS:A comprehensive variable list for ICS function was created and four distinct...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Thomas TL,Hsu EB,Kim HK,Colli S,Arana G,Green GB

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：UNLABELLED:Introduction To aid in preparation of military medic trainers for a possible new curriculum in teaching junctional tourniquet use, the investigators studied the time to control hemorrhage and blood volume lost in order to provide evidence for ease of use. Hypothesis Models of junctional tourniquet could perf...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Kragh JF,Lunati MP,Kharod CU,Cunningham CW,Bailey JA,Stockinger ZT,Cap AP,Chen J,Aden JK,Cancio LC

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pneumonia is a leading cause of death among children less than five years old during humanitarian emergencies. Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and Streptococcus pneumoniae are the leading causes of bacterial pneumonia. Vaccines for both of these pathogens are available to prevent pneumonia. Problem This ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Gargano LM,Hajjeh R,Cookson ST

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The State University of New York at Downstate (SUNY) conducted a web-based long-distance tabletop drill (LDTT) designed to identify vulnerabilities in safety, security, communications, supplies, incident management, and surge capacity for a number of hospitals preceding the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The tableto...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Valesky W,Silverberg M,Gillett B,Roblin P,Adelaine J,Wallis LA,Smith W,Arquilla B

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article seeks to clarify the terminology and methods of planning to avert hospital internal disaster. It differentiates "crisis" from "disaster" in the in-hospital setting. Preparedness, as contrasted with mitigation, is meant to reduce the likelihood that a crisis will turn into a disaster. Though there are some...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Sternberg E

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of newborns in a disaster zone can be extremely challenging. The effects of the disaster combine with local health care disparity to give these neonates little chance of survival in the event of even minor complications. Rescue teams arriving at such locations must be prepared to handle and to aid these ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Mendlovic J,Albukrek D,Dagan D,Merin O,Weiser G

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this research was to determine the preparedness of emergency medical services (EMS) agencies in one US state to cope with a massive epidemic event. METHODS:Data were collected primarily through telephone interviews with EMS officials throughout the State. To provide a comparison, nine out-o...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Maguire BJ,Dean S,Bissell RA,Walz BJ,Bumbak AK

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00