Epidemic and bioterrorism preparation among emergency medical services systems.

abstract：:The concept of protecting civilians in armed conflict is enshrined in international humanitarian law and widely acknowledged in humanitarian norms. Making this concept operational in humanitarian service delivery is a challenge. Yet, there are many ways in which humanitarian workers could learn from local people about...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Loane G,Leaning J,Schomig S,van Tulleken A,O'Laughlin K

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：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：: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：: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 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：INTRODUCTION:Currently, there is no widely available method to evaluate an emergency department disaster plan. Creation of a standardized patient database and the use of a virtual, live exercise may lead to a standardized and reproducible method that can be used to evaluate a disaster plan. PURPOSE:A virtual, live exe...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Franc-Law JM,Bullard M,Della Corte F

更新日期：2008-07-01 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:In 2009, the Institute of Medicine published guidelines for implementation of Crisis Standards of Care (CSC) at the state level in the United States (US). Based in part on the then concern for H1N1 pandemic, there was a recognized need for additional planning at the state level to maintain health system pr...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Margus C,Sarin RR,Molloy M,Ciottone GR

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Prehospital vital signs are used to triage trauma patients to mobilize appropriate resources and personnel prior to patient arrival in the emergency department (ED). Due to inherent challenges in obtaining prehospital vital signs, concerns exist regarding their accuracy and ability to predict first ED vita...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Trust MD,Schellenberg M,Biswas S,Inaba K,Cheng V,Warriner Z,Love BE,Demetriades D

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This paper is a report on an exercise designed to reveal the extent of belief in the common myths about disasters held by members of four groups of students from the University of Massachusetts and three groups of trainee emergency workers from Italy. METHODS:A questionnaire was administered in which stud...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Alexander DE

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The contamination of the environment, ambulance equipment, and staff hands consequently are major factors which create nosocomial infections in emergency patients. The contamination of equipment and devices plays an important role in nosocomial infections. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to determine t...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Farhadloo R,Goodarzi Far J,Azadeh MR,Shams S,Parvaresh-Masoud M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By defining the chain of medical care and the capacities of the successive phases within this chain, an attempt is made to analyze and grade the determinants of these capacities. In this way, calculations that indicate overall disaster preparedness can be expressed in a figure ranging from 1-5. The capacity of the sys...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： de Boer J

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Large-scale mass-sporting events are increasingly requiring greater prehospital event planning and preparation to address inherent event-associated medical conditions in addition to incidents that may be unexpected. The Bank of America Chicago Marathon (Chicago, Illinois USA) is one of the largest marathon...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Chan JL,Constantinou V,Fokas J,Van Deusen Phillips S,Chiampas G

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of the study was to document the occurrence and causes of disagreements between paramedics in a tiered-response emergency medical services (EMS) system. METHODS. This cohort analysis of disagreements between paramedics sampled 63 male public agency, 90 male private agency, and 41 female private...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Federiuk CS,O'Brien K

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many of the problems that develop in disaster management can be avoided with good program planning. Assessment following a disaster is essential. Needs assessment is essential in the early phases of a disaster and situation assessments become more important as the disaster process continues. Both are dynamic and conti...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Cuny FC

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Expatriate healthcare professionals frequently participate in international relief operations that are initiated in response to disasters due to natural hazards or humanitarian emergencies in low resource settings. This practice environment is significantly different from the healthcare delivery environmen...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Hunt MR

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：:This study compares the performance of two commercially available devices (Ambu TubeChek and SCOTI) in establishing endotracheal (ET) tube position (oesophageal vs. tracheal) in a mannequin and in miniature pigs. The Ambu TubeChek is a syringe-type, Oesophageal Detector Device (ODD) that fits to the endotracheal tube ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Petroianu G,Maleck W,Bergler W,Rüfer R

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The 2005 Gulf Coast hurricane season was one of the most costly and deadly in US history. Hurricane Rita stressed hospitals and led to multiple, simultaneous evacuations. This study systematically identified community factors associated with patient movement out of seven hospitals evacuated during Hurrican...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Downey EL,Andress K,Schultz CH

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Introduction The 11th of March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck alongside the north-east coast of Honshu Island, Japan, causing a tsunami and a major nuclear accident. The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) set up, within one week after the triple catastrophe, an Internet-based reg...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Motreff Y,Pirard P,Lagrée C,Roudier C,Empereur-Bissonnet P

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim The goal of this study was to compare the relative effectiveness of three adjunctive maneuvers - head elevation (HE), forward laryngoscope traction (FT), and external laryngeal manipulation (ELM) - on laryngoscopic view, intubation time, and intubation success performed by a sample of novice intubators using a sim...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Stein C,Gerber L,Curtin D,Oberem N,Wells M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify risk factors for adverse events that occur during interfacility transfers by advanced life support (ALS). DESIGN:A four-year, retrospective, case series. SETTING:Three ALS units in a rural/suburban emergency medical services (EMS) system. PARTICIPANTS:351 transports to or from twelve acute care...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Wuerz R,Meador S

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:In treating accident victims, actions by the Emergency Medical Personnel (EMP) at the scene may be the difference between life or death, full recovery or permanent disability. Development of selected profiles based on locale of services, tenure, and paramedic certification will provide valuable insight int...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Chng CL,Collins J,Eaddy S

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mass gatherings have a higher patient presentation rate than is found within the general population. Despite this fact, many mass gatherings are occurring without suitable medical coverage. South Africa has had no standard approach or model to determine the number of medical personnel needed to deploy to an event. The...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Smith WP,Wessels V,Naicker D,Leuenberger E,Fuhri P,Wallis LA

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The need to manage psychological symptoms after disasters can result in an increase in the prescription of psychotropic drugs, including antidepressants and anxiolytics. Therefore, an increase in the prescription of antidepressants and anxiolytics could be an indicator of general psychological distress in ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Usher K,Brown LH,Buettner P,Glass B,Boon H,West C,Grasso J,Chamberlain-Salaun J,Woods C

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethical dilemmas can create moral distress in even the most experienced emergency physicians (EPs). Following reasonable and justified approaches can help alleviate such distress. The purpose of this article is to guide EPs providing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) direction to navigate through common ethical issues ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Brenner JM,Aswegan AL,Vearrier LE,Basford JB,Iserson KV

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Surge capacity is defined as a healthcare system's ability to rapidly expand beyond normal services to meet the increased demand for appropriate space, qualified personnel, medical care, and public health in the event ofbioterrorism, disaster, or other large-scale, public health emergencies. There are many...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Dayton C,Ibrahim J,Augenbraun M,Brooks S,Mody K,Holford D,Roblin P,Arquilla B

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00