Médicine pré-hospitalière et médicine de catastrophe
Medicina prehospitalária y de catástrofes
An Official Publication of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine
| Volume 23, Issue 2 | |
March - April 2008 |
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| Editor's Corner | |
| Global Warming: Polar Bears and People—Implications for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Medicine: A Call to Action |
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| Tareg Bey, MD; Ernst U. von Weizsäcker, PhD; Kristi L. Koenig, MD | |
| Original Research | |
| Ability of Regional Hospitals to Meet Projected Avian Flu Pandemic Surge Capacity Requirements | |
| Raymond P. TenEyck, MD, MPH, FACEP | |
| Integrated Plan to Augment Surge Capacity | |
| Christopher Dayton, MD; Jamil Ibrahim, MD; Michael Augenbraun, MD; Steven Brooks, PhD; Kiaran Mody, MS; Donald Holford, MPA; Patricia Roblin, MS; Bonnie Arquilla, DO |
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| Use of “Shuttered” Hospitals to Expand Surge Capacity | |
| Richard D. Zane, MD; Paul Biddinger, MD; Lyndsley Ide; Sally Phillips, RN, PhD; Donna Hurd, MSN; Louisa Buatti, MHS; Hilary Eustace, MS; Matthew Amsden, MBA; Darcy Carr, MBA; Andrea Hassol, MSPH |
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| Twenty-Five Years of Violence:The Epidemiology of Terrorism in South America | |
| Amado Alejandro Báez, MD, MSc, MPH; Richard Zane, MD; Matthew D. Sztajnkrycer, MD, PhD; Ediza Giráldez, MD |
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| Disaster Preparedness for Vulnerable Persons Receiving In-Home, Long-Term Care in South Carolina | |
| Sarah B. Laditka, PhD; James N. Laditka, DA, PhD; Carol B. Cornman, BS, RN, PA; Courtney B. Davis, MHA; Maggi J. Chandlee, MS | |
| Editorial Review | |
| Editorial Comments--Disaster Preparedness for Vulnerable Persons Receiving In-Home, Long-Term Care | |
| Jan Beyer, RN, BSN | |
| Original Research | |
| Foreign Field Hospitals in the Recent Sudden-Impact Disasters in Iran, Haiti, Indonesia, and Pakistan | |
| Johan von Schreeb, MD; Louis Riddez, MD, PhD; Hans Samnegård, MD, PhD; Hans Rosling, MD, PhD | |
| Editorial Review | |
| Editorial Comment--Foreign Field Hospitals in Sudden-Impact Disasters (SID): Editorial Comments | |
| Claude de Ville de Goyet | |
| Introduction of a Prehospital Critical Incident Monitoring System—Pilot Project Results | |
| Dr. Julian Stella, MBBS, FACEM; Dr. Anna Davis, MBBS; Mr. Paul Jennings, BN, MClinEpi, MACAP; Dr. Bruce Bartley, MBBS, FRCSE, FACEM |
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| Why the Closest Ambulance Cannot be Dispatched in an Urban Emergency Medical Services System | |
| Stephen F. Dean, PhD | |
| Comprehensive Research | |
| Disaster Preparedness: Hospital Decontamination and the Pediatric Patient—Guidelines for Hospitals and Emergency Planners | |
| Christopher W. Freyberg, MD; Bonnie Arquilla, DO; Baruch S. Fertel, MPA; Michael G.Tunik, MD; Arthur Cooper, MD; Dennis Heon, MD; Stephan A. Kohlhoff, MD; Katherine I. Uraneck, MD; George L. Foltin, MD |
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| Decontamination of Multiple Casualties Who Are Chemically Contaminated: A Challenge for Acute Hospitals | |
| Simon F.J. Clarke; Rob P. Chilcott; James C. Wilson; Robie Kamanyire; David J. Baker; Anthony Hallett | |
| Editorial Review | |
| Hospital Preparation for Disasters | |
| Christopher A. Kahn, MD, MPH | |
| Comprehensive Review | |
| Chronic Diseases and Natural Hazards: Impact of Disasters on Diabetic, Renal, and Cardiac Patients | |
| Andrew C. Miller, MD; Bonnie Arquilla, DO | |
| Earthquakes and Trauma: Review of Triage and Injury-Specific, Immediate Care | |
| Oliver P. Gautschi, MD; Dieter Cadosch; Gunesh Rajan; René Zellweger | |
| Brief Report | |
| Disaster Medical Assistance Teams: What Psychosocial Support is Needed? | |
| Garry Stevens, MClinPsych; Simon Byrne, BSc; Beverley Raphael, MD; Richard Ollerton, PhD |