Terror medicine, a field related to emergency and disaster medicine, focuses on medical issues ranging from preparedness to psychological manifestations specifically associated with terrorist attacks. Calls to teach aspects of the subject in American medical schools surged after the 2001 jetliner and anthrax attacks. Although the threat of terrorism persists, terror medicine is still addressed ...

For most of us, the tragic memories and burning embers of September 11, 2001, flicker in our minds even 10 years later. In that time, our nation has faced numerous domestic and international crises, both human made and natural, including SARS, Hurricane Katrina, the H1N1 pandemic, the Haitian earthquake, and the ongoing radiation emergency in Fukushima, Japan, but none of these had the singular...

The Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP) of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) works to organize and provide access to a wide range of environmental health and toxicology resources. In recent years, the demand for, and availability of, information on health issues related to natural and man-made emergencies and disasters has increased. Recognizing that access to i...

We aimed to determine the scientific framework for research on disaster and mass casualty incident (MCI) in Korea, especially Korean terminology, feasible definition, and epidemiologic indices. The two staged policy Delphi method was performed by instructors of National Disaster Life Support (NDLS®) with the constructed questionnaire containing items based on the literature review. The first-st...

To the Editor:—The interesting article by Flaishon et al. included prospective data on the difficulties of performing anesthetic and critical care duties in mass casualty situations. An additional factor to consider is the challenge of continuing to perform one’s duties while wearing full antichemical protective gear. As a member of the Air National Guard, I am obligated to perform chemical war...

Recently, emphasis has been placed on improving and expanding research in disaster response and the treatment of disaster-stricken populations. However, research in these settings presents unique ethical challenges with which the scientific and biomedical ethics communities continue to struggle. At the core of the controversy is the question of how best to balance the critical need for research...

The world has faced huge disasters over the last few decades and concerns have been expressed by nearly all international agencies involved that there is a scarcity of managerial skills to deal with the mitigation and management of disasters. Disaster risks are also on the increase throughout Africa and Southern Africa because of changes in the development process, settlement patterns and confl...

María Del Mar Jiménez Lasserrotte1 and José Granero Molina2* 1Department of Health and Disaster Relief, Spanish Red Cross, Spain 2Physiotherapy and Medicine Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Spain *Corresponding author: José Granero Molina, Physiotherapy and Medicine Department. Almería University, Carretera Sacramento, S/No, La cañada de San Urbano (04120), Almería, Spain, Tel: +34 95