15th and McFarland, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, April 2011

Mortality from a tornado outbreak, Alabama, April 27, 2011.

OBJECTIVES We describe the demographics of the decedents from the tornado outbreak in Alabama on April 27, 2011; examine the circumstances of death surrounding these fatalities; and identify measures to prevent future tornado-related fatalities. METHODS We collected information about the decedents from death certificates, disaster-related mortality surveillance, and interview data collected b...

Injuries and Post-Traumatic Stress following Historic Tornados: Alabama, April 2011

OBJECTIVES We analyzed tornado-related injuries seen at hospitals and risk factors for tornado injury, and screened for post-traumatic stress following a statewide tornado-emergency in Alabama in April 2011. METHODS We conducted a chart abstraction of 1,398 patients at 39 hospitals, mapped injured cases, and conducted a case-control telephone survey of 98 injured cases along with 200 uninjure...

The effects of the April 2011 tornado outbreak on personal preparedness in Jefferson County, Alabama.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a tornado disaster on the personal preparedness of local residents to determine (1) to what extent the tornado outbreak experience had altered preparedness awareness, willingness to act, and levels of personal preparedness of residents as measured by possession of a preparedness kit; and (2) what effect this experience had on the...

0434_GF_OnDrugDelivery Pulmonary April 2011.indd

Copyright © 2011 Frederick Furness Publishing 18 The route of administration is critical for any medicine. For decades, the most common dosage forms were either oral or for injection. Patients generally preferred oral therapies over injected medications because oral delivery is non-invasive and convenient. Based on this preference and advances in drug delivery technologies, several other non-in...

Optics & Photonics News - April 2011