abstract：OBJECTIVES:Predicting injury patterns of patients based only on mechanism of injury is difficult and is well described in the literature. Characteristics of patients on-scene immediately following injury(ies) may lead to predicting injury patterns. Although reported frequently, the significance of victim ambulation aft...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Merlin MA,Ciccosanti C,Saybolt MD,Bockoff O,Mazzei M,Shiroff A

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure poses a significant burden of disease, resulting in 2,658 Australian deaths in 2008, and listed as an associated cause of death in a further 14,466 cases. Common in the hospital setting, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is a non-invasive ventilation technique used to prevent a...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Williams B,Boyle M,Robertson N,Giddings C

更新日期：2013-02-01 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: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：: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: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：: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：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：INTRODUCTION:Quantitative benchmarking of trauma-related prehospital response for Multiple Casualty Events (MCE) is complicated by major difficulties due to the simultaneous occurrences of multiple prehospital activities. HYPOTHESIS/PROBLEM:Attempts to quantify the various components of prehospital medical response in...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Bayram JD,Zuabi S

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report is a summary of a study 1 conducted at the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences to evaluate collaboration during crisis management. The study includes relevant legal and regulatory dynamics, as well as conclusions and recommendations. Rules and regulations of international interest are presented in the Ap...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Kulling P

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:The disaster response environment in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake represented a complex healthcare challenge. This study was designed to identify challenges during the Haiti disaster response. METHODS:Qualitative and quantitative study of injured patients carried out six months after the January 2010...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Redmond AD,Mardel S,Taithe B,Calvot T,Gosney J,Duttine A,Girois S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The provision of surgery within humanitarian crises is complex, requiring coordination and cooperation among all stakeholders. During the 2011 Humanitarian Action Summit best practice guidelines were proposed to provide greater accountability and standardization in surgical humanitarian relief efforts. Surgical humani...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Chackungal S,Nickerson JW,Knowlton LM,Black L,Burkle FM,Casey K,Crandell D,Demey D,Di Giacomo L,Dohlman L,Goldstein J,Gosney JE Jr,Ikeda K,Linden A,Mullaly CM,O'Connell C,Redmond AD,Richards A,Rufsvold R,Santos AL,

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Earthquake exposure has been associated with adverse consequences for coronary heart disease. However, the natural history and prognostic significance of earthquake-related, new-onset angina have not been characterized. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between episodes...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Kai-sen H,Qi W,Ping L,Ding-xiu H,Shu-yin W,You-gen Z,Fang-ming Z,Ying-de K,Xiao-jian D

更新日期：2011-08-01 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: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 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：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：:The 12 January 2010 earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti caused >200,000 deaths, thousands of injuries requiring immediate surgical interventions, and 1.5 million internally displaced survivors. The earthquake destroyed or disabled most medical facilities in the city, seriously hampering the ability to deliver...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Missair A,Gebhard R,Pierre E,Cooper L,Lubarsky D,Frohock J,Pretto EA Jr

更新日期：2010-11-01 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:Training emergency personnel on the clinical management of a mass-casualty incident (MCI) with prior chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear, or explosives (CBRNE) -exposed patients is a component of hospital preparedness procedures. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this research was to determine whether a V...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Heinrichs WL,Youngblood P,Harter P,Kusumoto L,Dev P

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：: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:Exposure to prolonged war stress is understudied. While there is debate regarding the empirical data of the dose-response model for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), little is known about how weekly changes in external stress influences the level of PTSD symptoms. The purpose of this study was to measu...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Ben-Ezra M,Palgi Y,Shrira A,Sternberg D,Essar N

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The ever-present risk of mass casualties and disaster situations may result in airway management situations that overwhelm local emergency medical services (EMS) resources. Endotracheal intubation requires significant user education/training and carries the risk of malposition. Furthermore, personal protec...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Burns JB Jr,Branson R,Barnes SL,Tsuei BJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 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:On 26 December 2003, at 05:26 hours, an earthquake of magnitude 6.6 (Richter scale) caused a disaster in the Bam region of Southeastern Iran, which had a population of approximately 102,000. In this study, the clinical and laboratory features and therapeutic interventions in pediatric (three months to 14 y...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Sanadgol H,Najafi I,Rajabi Vahid M,Hosseini M,Ghafari A

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

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:Despite a global increase in conservative treatment of blunt liver injuries, the number of surgically treated traumas in one major trauma center in Iran has increased. The aim of this study was to unveil the reasons behind this increase in operative management by studying 228 consecutive patients at this r...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Khorram-Manesh A,Pourseidi B

更新日期：2009-07-01 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:The development of syndromic surveillance systems to detect bioterrorist attacks and emerging infectious diseases has become an important and challenging goal to many governmental agencies and healthcare authorities. This study utilized the sharp increase of glow product-related calls to demonstrate the ut...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Chu AF,Marcus SM,Ruck B

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:A common chief complaint to emergency dispatch communication centers worldwide is "breathing problems". The chief complaint of breathing problems represents a wide spectrum of underlying diseases, patient conditions, and onset types. The current debate is on the potential ability of a dispatch protocol to ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Clawson J,Olola C,Heward A,Patterson B,Scott G

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：:A broad range of health problems are related to disasters. Insight into these health problems is needed for targeted disaster management. Disaster health outcome assessment can provide insight into the health effects of disasters. During the 15th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine in Amsterdam (2007), e...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： van den Berg B,Grievink L,Gutschmidt K,Lang T,Palmer S,Ruijten M,Stumpel R,Yzermans J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Millions of vulnerable, elderly individuals live in coastal areas susceptible to hurricanes and are at risk for adverse health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine the status of preparedness for and possible health consequences of a hurricane on a vulnerable, but experienced, elderly popula...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Cherniack EP,Sandals L,Brooks L,Mintzer MJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 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

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：BACKGROUND:In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, widespread flooding devastated the New Orleans healthcare system. Prior studies of post-hurricane healthcare do not consistently offer evidence-based recommendations for re-establishing patient care post-disaster. The primary objective of this study is to examine associ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Howe E,Victor D,Price EG

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the early morning of 26 December 2003, Bam, an old city in southeastern Iran, was devastated by an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale. Managing such situations always brings about many problems. In the case of the Bam Earthquake, two of the most serious problems were rescue operations and provision of ap...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Saghafinia M,Araghizade H,Nafissi N,Asadollahi R

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00