EDITORIAL: TRAUMA AND IMMEDIATE CARE

Editorial comments: Complex developmental trauma.

The diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd Edition (DSM-III; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 1980) partially in response to a social demand to describe the pervasive psychological problems in many returning Vietnam veterans. The creation of a formal diagnosis offered legitimacy to the idea that tra...

Editorial: Trauma, Psychosis and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

O9: Trauma Care in Germany

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Earthquakes and trauma: review of triage and injury-specific, immediate care.

Earthquakes present a major threat to mankind. Increasing knowledge about geophysical interactions, progressing architectural technology, and improved disaster management algorithms have rendered modern populations less susceptible to earthquakes. Nevertheless, the mass casualties resulting from earthquakes in Great Kanto (Japan), Ancash (Peru), Tangshan (China), Guatemala, Armenia, and Izmit (...

O2: Post-Crash and Trauma Care for Children

Road traffic injuries as a man-made calamity impose great burden on poor people and needs to be addressed through social justice and end of poverty. Pointing out that around 186,300 children under the age of 18 are killed every year, and much more are injured, urgent need to work on road safety measures will be revealed. Although preventing road traffic crashes from occurring should be the main...