Abstract:
:In the years following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks (9/11; New York USA), emergency first responders began experiencing a range of physical health and psychosocial impacts. Publications documenting these tended to focus on firefighters, while emerging reports are starting to focus on other first responders, including paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and police. The objective of this research was to explore the long-term impact on another important group of 9/11 responders, the non-emergency recovery workers who responded to the World Trade Center (WTC) site of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In the 16 years following 9/11, Ground Zero recovery workers have been plagued by a range of long-term physical impacts, including musculoskeletal injuries, repetitive motion injuries, gait deterioration, and respiratory disorders. Psychosocial issues include posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, insomnia, support system fatigue, and addictive and risk-taking behaviors. These findings go some way to filling the current gap in the understanding on the long-term impact of 9/11 and to provide an important testimony of the "forgotten responders" - the Ground Zero recovery workers. SmithEC BurkleFMJr. The forgotten responders: the ongoing impact of 9/11 on the Ground Zero recovery workers. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2018;33(4):436-440.
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2018-08-01 00:00:00pages
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
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doi:
更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1017/s1049023x00001230
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
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doi:10.1017/s1049023x00006373
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
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doi:10.1017/s1049023x00005549
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/s1049023x00041583
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
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doi:10.1017/S1049023X15004987
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/s1049023x00021580
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S1049023X18000808
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S1049023X17000292
更新日期:2017-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S1049023X17000206
更新日期:2017-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S1049023X20000680
更新日期:2020-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/s1049023x00004957
更新日期:2007-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S1049023X16001412
更新日期:2017-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/s1049023x00000492
更新日期:2002-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S1049023X20000709
更新日期:2020-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S1049023X14000922
更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/s1049023x00005355
更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S1049023X17000280
更新日期:2017-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/s1049023x00006567
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S1049023X15004732
更新日期:2015-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S1049023X20000801
更新日期:2020-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/s1049023x00004623
更新日期:2007-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1997-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S1049023X20000394
更新日期:2020-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1017/S1049023X12001525
更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/s1049023x00001977
更新日期:2004-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/s1049023x00002958
更新日期:2005-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S1049023X14000934
更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Prehospital and disaster medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S1049023X16001059
更新日期:2016-12-01 00:00:00