Ophthalmological Management during Disasters

Therapy dogs and stress management assistance during disasters.

Field airway management disasters.

Volker Wenzel, MD, MSc* A half century ago, a patient with impaired ventilation was at high risk of imminent death. Successful airway management profoundly reduces the risk of morbidity and mortality in a severely injured or ill patient. Unsuccessful airway management kills patients. Studies have questioned the usefulness of endotracheal intubation by relatively inexperienced rescuers because o...

Managing health information during disasters.

Providing continuing patient care when healthcare infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed requires careful advanced planning. Substantial numbers of patients will seek medical care during a disaster, including those injured during the acute phase of the disaster, those injured in recovery and evacuation attempts, and the chronically ill who have been displaced and do not have access to the...

Cancer care during natural disasters.

W hen natural disasters occur, everyone is focused on survival. But for cancer patients, this challenge is all the more arduous — because hospitals and other health care infrastructures may be destroyed, wiping out their medical records, and both physicians and patients may be forced to flee. “Cancer patients are especially susceptible to the disruptions that natural disasters can cause,” said ...

GI Science, Disasters, and Emergency Management

Societal responses to disasters begin with the initial post-event rescue and relief operations, followed by recovery, reconstruction, and then transcend into mitigation actions including the development of pre-impact preparedness measures, collectively known as the emergency response cycle. This paper highlights some of the applications of GI Science to the emergency response cycle, citing exam...