Psychological care for disaster victims: are we doing well?
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Health problems of victims before and after disaster: a longitudinal study in general practice.
BACKGROUND We aimed to quantify the health problems and to assess the possible risk factors for developing health problems in persons affected by the explosion of a firework depot at Enschede, The Netherlands, on May 13, 2000. The explosion considerably damaged buildings in the local neighbourhood and caused 22 immediate deaths and injuries in over 1000 people. METHODS A longitudinal study of...
متن کاملHealth problems presented to family practices in the Netherlands 1 year before and 1 year after a disaster.
BACKGROUND Disasters often have negative health consequences. Studies of health problems presented in family practice before and after a disaster are rare. The present study analyzed health problems before and after a disaster and predictors of increased morbidity after the disaster as presented in family practice. METHODS A matched cohort study design with measurements 1 year before the disa...
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Potentially traumatic experiences that place the lives and physical integrity of individuals and their loved ones in jeopardy are common, although they vary over time and between populations. According to a study in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo 1, more than 80% of inhabitants over 14 years of age had already experienced such situations at least once in their lives. Major disasters...
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WIISARD utilizes wireless technology to improve the care of victims following a mass casualty disaster. The WIISARD Scene Manager device (WSM) is designed to enhance the collection and accessibility of real-time data on victims, ambulances and hospitals for disaster supervisors and managers. We recently deployed WSM during a large-scale disaster exercise. The WSM performed well logging and trac...
متن کاملRecommendations to improve post-disaster HIA: planning before the disaster.
The underlying goal of disaster aftercare is to contribute to the restoration of control at both individual and societal level. A disaster HIA may contribute to a pro-active government response by providing information on the needs of the victims and, consequently, on the relief facilities required to support individual and collective post-disaster care activities. It may also serve to recogniz...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Cadernos de saude publica
دوره 29 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013