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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 6
November - December 2009
   
Editor's Corner
"So What?"
Marvin L. Birnbaum, MD, PhD
 
Editorial Comments
Influenza Pandemic: A Perspective
Geert Seynaeve, MD, MPD, MMPhR  
   
Original Research  
Evidence-Based Decision-Making--Applications in Disaster Relief Operations
David Bradt
   
Analysis of the Health Impact of the 2005 Andaman Nicobar Earthquake and Tsumani
Debarati Guha-Sapir, PhD; Willem Gijsbert van Panhuis, MD
   
Public Health Preparedness of the Post-Katrina and Rita Shelter Health Staff
Daksha Brahmbhatt, RN, MPH; Jennifer L. Chan, MD, MPH; Edbert B. Hsu, MD, MPH; Hani Mowafi, MD, MPH;
Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH; Asma Quereshi, MBBS, MPH; P. Gregg Greenough, MD, MPH
 
   
Editorial Comments--Sheltering the Sheltered: Protecting the Public Health and Educating the Workforce
Frederick M. Burkle, MD, MPH, DTM
   
Evaluation of a Pandemic Preparedness Training Intervention of Emergency Medical Services Personnel
Robyn R.M. Gershon, MT, MHS, DrPH; Nikole Vandelinde, RPA-C; Lori A. Magda, BA; Julie M. Pearson, BA; Andrew Werner, EMT-P; David Prezant, MD  
   
Is There an Association between Risk Perception and Disaster Preparedness in Rural US Hospitals?
Barbara J. Cliff, PhD; Laura Morlock, PhD; Amy B. Curtis, PhD  
   
Moral Experience of Canadian Healthcare Professionals in Humanitarian Work
Matthew R. Hunt, MSc, PhD (candidate); Bernie O'Brien, Post-Doctoral Fellow  
   
Personal Protection during Resuscitation of Casualties Contaminated with Chemical or Biological Warfare Agents
--A Survey of Medical First Responders
Andrea Brinker, MD; Kate Prior; Jan Schumacher, PhD  
   
Paramedic Knowledge, Attitudes, and Training in End-of-Life Care
Susan Stone, MD, MPH; Jean Abbott, MD, MH; Christian D. McClung, MD, MPhil; Chris B. Colwell, MD; Marc Eckstein, MD, MPH; Steven R. Lowenstein, MD, MPH  
   
Case Study  
The October 2005 Earthquake in Northern Pakistan: Patterns of Injuries in Victims Brought
to the Emergency Relief Hospital, Doraha, Mansehra
Fahad Sami; Fahad Ali; Syed Habib Haider Zaidi; Hiba Rehman; Tashfeen Ahmad; M. Irfanullah Siddiqui  
   
Editorial Comments--The October 2005 Earthquake in Northern Pakistan: Patterns of Injuries in Victims Brought
to the Emergency Relief Hospital, Doraha, Mansehra
Limor-Ahronson-Daniel; Yaron Bar-Dayan
 
   
Disaster Relief and Recovery after a Landslide at a Small, Rural Hospital in Guatemala
Ithan D. Peltan, AB  
   
Large-Scale Air-Medical Transport from a Peripheral Hospital to Level-1 Trauma Centers after
Remote Mass-Casualty Incidents in Israel
Ophir Lavon, MD; Dan Hershko, MD; Erez Barenboim, MD  
   
Special Report  
Establishing Disaster Medical Assistance Teams in Japan
Hisayoshi Kondo, MD, PhD; Yuichi Koido; Kazuma Morino; Masato Homma; Yasuhiro Otomo; Yasuhiro Yamamoto; Hiroshi Henmi  
   
Brief Report  
A Fundamental, National, Medical Disaster Management Plan: An Education-Based Model
Ahmadreza Djalali, MD; Vahid Hosseinijenab, MD; Azadeh Hasani, BSc; Kianoush Shirmardi, BSc; Maaret Castren, MD, PhD,  
Gunnar Ohlen, MD, PhD; Farzad Panahi, MD  
   
Letter to the Editor  
Just-in-Time Public Health Training and Networking in Farsi-Speaking Countries: Influenza A (H1N1) Experience
Ali Ardalan; Amir Ansari; Komil Daburov; Nasrin Rahimian; Mehrdad Mohajeri; Amir Ebrahimzadeh; Rashid A. Chotani; Ronals E. LaPorte; Faina Linkov; Mita Lovalekar; Eugene Shabnikov  
   
Index  
Volume 24 Keyword and Subject Index