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Médicine pré-hospitalière et médicine de catastrophe
Medicina prehospitalária y de catástrofes

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An Official Publication of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine


 
Volume 24, Issue 5
September - October 2009
   
Editor's Corner
EMS and Beyond
Marvin L. Birnbaum, MD, PhD
 
Original Research
Comparision of Health Needs of Older People between Affected Rural and Urban Areas
after the 2005 Kashmir, Pakistan Earthquake
Emily Y.Y. Chan, MD, SM, PIH, DDM; Sian Griffiths, MB, BChir, FFPH, FRCP  
   
Financial Burden of Emergency Preparedness on an Urban, Academic Hospital
Bruno Petinaux, MD
   
Improved Staff Procedure Skills Lead to Improved Managment Skills: An Observational Study in an Educational Setting
Anders Rüter, MD, PhD; Tore Vikstrom, MD, PhD
   
How Will Military/Civilian Coordination Work for Reception of Mass Casualties from Overseas?
Colin Mackenzie, MB, CbH, FRCS, FCCM; John Donohue, BS, EMT-P; LT COL Philip Wasylina, MA, CHS-IV;
Woodrow Cullum; Peter Hu, MS; David M. Lam, MD
 
   
Israeli Civilians under Heavy Bombardment: Prediction of the Severity of Post-Traumatic Symptoms
Eli Somer, PhD; Aviva Zrihan-Weitzman, MSW; Tiffany Fusé, PhD; Holly Parker, PhD; Ben Dickstein, BA;
Shira Maguen, PhD; Brett T. Litz, PhD
   
Editorial Comments--Israeli Civilians under Heavy Bombardment: Prediction of the Severity of Post-Traumatic Symptoms
Col. Yaron Bar-Dayan, MD, MHA; LtC. Zohar Rubinstein, PhD  
   
Evaluation of Bag-Valve-Mask Ventilation by Paramedics in Simulated Chemical, Biological,
Radiological, or Nuclear Environments
Jan Schumacher, PhD; Lena Weidelt; Stuart A. Gray; Andrea Brinker, MD  
   
Training Medical Students in Bag-Valve-Mask Technique as an Alternative to Mechanical
Ventilation in a Disaster Surge Setting
Janet Y. Lin, MD, MP; Naina Bhalla, MD, MPH; Reneé A. King, MD, MPH  
   
Protection Against Cold in Prehospital Care—Thermal Insulation Properties of Blankets
and Rescue Bags in Different Wind Conditions
Otto Henriksson, MD; J. Peter Lundgren, MD; Kalev Kuklane, PhD; Ingvar Homlér, PhD; Ulf Bjornstig, MD, PhD  
   
Factors Associated with Workplace Violence in Paramedics
Stella Koritsas, PGDipPsych; Malcolm Boyle, MSCE; Jan Coles, PhD  
   
Comprehensive Review  
Occupational Risk Factors in the Emergency Medical Services
Elizabeth Donnelly, MSW, LICSW, MPH, NREMT-B; Darcy Siebert, PhD  
   
Case Report  
Impact of Lightning Strikes on Hospital Functions
Luc J.M. Mortelmans, MD; Gert L.J. Van Springel, MD; Sam Van Boxstael, MD; Jan Herrijgers; Stefaan Hoflack
 
   
Brief Report  
Acute Stress Symptoms, Dissociation, and Depression among Rescue Personnel 24 Hours after
the Bet-Yehoshua Train Crash in Israel:The Effect of Gender
Yuval Palgi, PhD; Menachem Ben-Ezra, PhD; Nir Essar, MD; Hilik Sofer, MA; Yeela Haber, BA  
   
Are Belgian Senior Medical Students Ready to Deliver Basic Medical Care in Case of a H5N1 Pandemic?
Luc J.M. Mortelmans, MD; Harald G. De Cauwer, MD; Evi Van Dyck, MD; Pieter Monballyu, MD;
Roel Van Giel, MD; Ellen Van Turnhout, MD
 
   
Unintentional Injury Outcomes Secondary to Pedestrian Traffic Crashes: A Descriptive Analysis from a Major Medical Center
Adeleke O. Ifesanya, MRCS; Olapo O. Afuwape, FWACS; Victoria N. Okoje, FWACS; Atinuke Agunloye, FWACS;
Olusola Odole, PhD; Clement A. Okolo, FWACP; Temitope O. Alonge, MD(Leic)
 
   
Fluid Therapy in Pediatric Victims of the 2003 Bam, Iran Earthquake
H. Sanadgol; I. Najafi; M. Rajabi Vahid; M. Housseini; A. Ghafari  
   
Special Report  
A Reassessment and Review of the Bam Earthquake Five Years Onward: What Was Done Wrong?
Mohammad Hosein Kalantar Motamedi; Masoud Saghafinia; Azadeh Hassani Bafarani; Farzad Panahi  
   
Evacuation and Sheltering of Hospitals in Emergencies: A Review of International Experience.
Dr. Jayshree Bagaria, MB ChB, MRCP, DTM&H, MSc PH, MFPH; Dr. Caroline Heggie, MD ChB, BSc Hons, MRCP; Jonathan Abrahams;
Professor Virginia Murray, FFOM, FRCP, FRCPath, FFPH
 
   
KAMEDO Report No. 93—The Power Failure at Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, 07 April 2007
Lars-Göran Angantyr; Eskil Häggeström; Per Kulling