Civilian protection and humanitarian assistance-report of the 2009 Civilian Protection Working Group.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Since the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, concerns have been raised regarding the threat of a radiological terrorist weapon. Although the probability of the employment of a nuclear device is remote, the potential of a radiological dispersal device (RDD) or "dirty bomb" is of conce...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Guyette F,Suyama J,Rosen J,Allswede M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1994, the first World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction held in Yokohama, Japan affirmed that "Disaster prevention, mitigation, and preparedness are better than disaster response in achieving the goals and objectives of the decade. Disaster response alone is not sufficient, as it yields only temporary result...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Keim M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients with respiratory failure are usually mechanically ventilated, mostly with fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) > 0.21. Minimizing FiO2 is increasingly an accepted standard. In underserved nations and disasters, salvageable patients requiring mechanical ventilation may outstrip oxygen supplies. STUD...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Halpern P,Goldvaser M,Yacov G,Rosner A,Wenger A,Bachar K,Katalan S

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：: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:A professional understanding of disasters, paired with the need for health service development, can provide opportunities for the recovery and improvement of the health sector. Investment in training capacity ranks among the top priorities of a recovering health sector. The recovery and development of prim...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： O'Hanlon KP,Budosan B

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In October 2004, a World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) Seminar was convened in Brusselsby the Education Committee to discuss Disaster Education and Training. During this seminar, it became apparent that there was no single tool available to assess knowledge, skills, and resources within this ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Murray V,Clifford J,Seynaeve G,Fisher JM

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report details the background, planning, and establishment of a mass-casualty management area for the Durban Moses Mabhida Stadium at the Natal Mounted Rifles base, by the Department of Health and the eThekwini Fire and Rescue Service, for the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) 2010 Soccer W...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Hardcastle TC,Samlal S,Naidoo R,Hendrikse S,Gloster A,Ramlal M,Ngema S,Rowe M

更新日期：2012-10-01 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 In the foothills of the Cumberland Mountains, in central Appalachia (a region that spans 13 states in the US), sits an economically distressed and rural community of the United States. Once a thriving coal-mining area, this region now is reported as one of the hardest places to live in the US. Southeaster...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Banks LH,Davenport LA,Hayes MH,McArthur MA,Toro SN,King CE,Vazirani HM

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize the types of occupational exposures and injuries reported by emergency medical service (EMS) workers. METHODS:A blinded review of accidents/exposures among EMS workers employed by a Baltimore County fire department was conducted. Medical records for 1992 were reviewed. RESULTS:Two hundred a...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Gershon RR,Vlahov D,Kelen G,Conrad B,Murphy L

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:End tidal CO2 (ETCO2) has been established as a standard for confirmation of an airway, but its role is expanding. In certain settings ETCO2 closely approximates the partial pressure of arterial CO2 (PaCO2) and has been described as a tool to optimize a patient's ventilatory status. ETCO2 monitors are incr...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Cooper CJ,Kraatz JJ,Kubiak DS,Kessel JW,Barnes SL

更新日期：2013-04-01 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:Full-scale disaster drills are complex, expensive, and may involve hundreds or thousands of people. However, even when carefully planned, they often fail to manifest the details of medical care given to the casualties during the drill. OBJECTIVE:To assess the feasibility of integrating physicians among th...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Gofrit ON,Leibovici D,Shemer J,Henig A,Shapira SC

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses the need for consistency in mass-gathering data collection and biomedical reporting. Mass gatherings occur frequently throughout the world, and having an understanding of the complexities of mass gatherings is important to inform health services about the possible required health resources. Factor...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Ranse J,Hutton A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Tenecteplase is a thrombolytic protein drug used by paramedics, emergency responders, and critical care medical personnel for the prehospital treatment of blood clotting diseases. Minimizing the time between symptom onset and the initiation of thrombolytic treatment is important for reducing mortality and ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Henkel E,Vella R,Fenning A

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of autocratic leaders in history reveals that many share severe character disorders that are consistently similar across borders and cultures. Diplomats and humanitarians negotiating for access to populations in-need and security of their programs, especially in health, must understand the limitations ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Burkle FM

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The tasks required for the preservation of the health of rescuers can be accomplished with the creation of a system for medical examinations and rehabilitation that functions with commonly used methodological and organizational principles. Absence of such a common methodological platform often results in the disqualif...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Preobrazhenskiĭ VN,Matveev AA

更新日期：1999-07-01 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：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：: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：BACKGROUND:Tete Province, Mozambique has experienced chronic food insecurity and a dramatic fall in livestock numbers due to the cyclic problems characterized by the floods in 2000 and severe droughts in 2002 and 2003. The Province has been a beneficiary of emergency relief programs, which have assisted > 22% of the po...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Renzaho AM

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has accelerated rapidly for patients in severe cardiac or respiratory failure. As a result, ECMO networks are being developed across the world using a "hub and spoke" model. Current guidelines call for all patients transported on ECMO to be accompanied by a physicia...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Condella A,Richards JB,Frakes MA,Grant CJ,Cohen JE,Wilcox SR

更新日期：2021-02-01 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：:Ecological disasters impact large populations every year, and hundreds of nongovernmental organizations, thousands of aid workers, and billions of dollars are sent in response. Yet, there have been recurring problems with coordination, leading to wasted efforts and funds. The humanitarian response to the December 2004...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Zoraster RM

更新日期：2006-02-01 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:Morbidity and mortality due to acute but treatable conditions remain high in the developing world, as many significant barriers exist to providing emergency medical care. This study investigates these barriers in a rural region of Ethiopia. HYPOTHESIS:The limited capacity of frontline healthcare workers t...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Levine AC,Presser DZ,Rosborough S,Ghebreyesus TA,Davis MA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:No standard exists for provision of care following catastrophic natural disasters. Host nations, funders, and overseeing agencies need a method to identify the most effective interventions when allocating finite resources. Measures of effectiveness are real-time indicators that can be used to link early ac...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Daftary RK,Cruz AT,Reaves EJ,Burkle FM,Christian MD,Fagbuyi DB,Garrett AL,Kapur GB,Sirbaugh PE

更新日期：2014-10-01 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