Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Table of Contents
VOLUME 24, NUMBER 1
January–February 2009

Editor’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Marvin L. Birnbaum, MD, PhD

Special Report
Potential Roles of Military-Specific Response to Natural Disasters—Analysis of the Rapid
Deployment of a Mobile Surgical Team to the 2007 Peruvian Earthquake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
MAJ Richard Malish, MD, FACC; SFC David E. Oliver, 18D; LTC Robert M. Rush, Jr., MD, FACS;
LTC Esmeraldo Zarzabal; COL Michael J. Sigmon, MD, MPH; Frederick M. Burkle, Jr., MD, MPH, DTM
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Editorial Comments by Timothy F.Haley, MD, FAAP; Robert A. DeLorenzo, MD, MSM, FACEP . . . . . . . . .9

Mississippi’s Infectious Disease Hotline: A Surveillance and Education Model for Future Disasters . . . . .11
Andrew M.J. Cavey, MD, MPH, MRCP; Jonathan M. Spector, MD, MPH; Derek Ehrhardt, MPH, MSN;
Theresa Kittle, MPH; Mills McNeill, MD, PhD; P. Gregg Greenough, MD, MPH; Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH

Comprehensive Review
Mustard Gas or Sulfur Mustard: An Old Chemical Agent as a New Terrorist Threat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Monica Wattana, MD, BSc; Tareg Bey, MD, FACEP
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Editorial Comments by Samuel J. Stratton, MD, MPH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Crowd Behavior at Mass Gatherings: A Literature Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Kathryn M. Zeitz, PhD; Heather M. Tan, M Grief, PC Couns; Christopher J. Zeitz, PhD

Original Research
Application of Outcome Measures in International Humanitarian Aid: Comparing Indices
through Retrospective Analysis of Corrective Surgical Care Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
K.A. Kelly McQueen, MD, MPH; William Magee, MD, FACS; Thomas Crabtree, MD, FACS;
Christopher Romano, BSE; Frederick M. Burkle, Jr., MD, MPH, DTM

Critical Challenges Ahead in Bioterrorism Preparedness Training for Clincians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Kari A. Hartwig, DrPH, MA; David Burich, MSN, APRN-BC; Christopher Cannon, MSN, MPH, MBA, FAHE;
Louis Massari, MPH; Lloyd Mueller, PhD; Louise-Marie Dembry, MD, MS

Resilience and Challenges among Staff of Gulf Coast Nursing Homes Sheltering Frail
Evacuees following Hurricane Katrina, 2005: Implications for Planning and Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Sarah B. Laditka, PhD; James N. Laditka, DA, PhD; Carol B. Cornman, BS, RN, PA; Courtney B. Davis, MHA;
Jane V.E. Richter, DrPH, RN, CHES

Laryngeal Tube and Intubating Laryngeal Mask Insertion in a Manikin by First-Responder
Trainees after a Short Video-Clip Demonstration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Jorma Jokela, RN, LHealthSci; Jouni Nurmi, BMedSci, RN, PhD; Harald V. Genzwuerker, MD;
Maaret Castrén, MD, PhD

Brief Report
Poison Control Centers’ Role in Glow Product-Related Outbreak Detection: Implications
for Comprehensive Surveillance System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Alvin F. Chu, MA,MPH, EdD; Steven M. Marcus, MD; Bruce Ruck, PharmD

Brief Special Report
Medical Society’s Blueprint for a Successful Community Response to Emergency Preparedness. . . . . . . . .73
John Maese, MD, FACP, FACEP