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4th Nordic Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine

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Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on Disaster Medicine: Abstracts

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Volume 15, Number 1
January - March 2000

Editor's Corner
5: Indifference, Apathy, and Preparedness
Marvin L. Birnbaum, MD, PhD

Original Research
9: Health-Related Relief in the Former Yugoslavia: Needs, Demands, and Supplies
Margareta Rubin, MD; Hans Heuvelmans; Anja Tomic, MD; Marvin L. Birnbaum, MD, PhD

20: Earthquake Epidemiology: The 1994 Los Angeles Earthquake Emergency Department Experience
at a Community Hospital
Amin Antoine Kazzi, MD; Mark I. Langdorf, MD, MHPE; Neal Handly, MD; Karen White, RN;
Ken Ellis, MD

28: Emergency Department Organisation for Disasters: A Review of Emergency Department Disaster
Plans in Public Hospitals of Singapore
Francis Chun Yue Lee, FRCSEd (A&E); Siang Hiong Goh, FRCSEd (A&E), FAMS; Ho Poh Wong, MMed (Surgery) FAMS ; V. Anantharaman, FRCP(Edin), FRCSEd (A&E), FAMS

Comprehensive Review
40: Hospital Responses to Acute-Onset Disasters: A Review
Andrew Milsten, MD

Special Reports
54: Prior Planning to Avoid Responders Becoming "Victims" During Disasters
Antony Nocera, MD, FACEM

57: Emerging Organizational Structures in the Ambulance Industry in the United States
Richard A. Narad, DPA

Theoretical Discussion
65: Survey Research in Disaster Public Health
Kimberley I. Shoaf, DrPH; Corrinne Peek-Asa, PhD

Case Report
72: Pneumothorax During CPR Training: Case Report and Review of the CPR Literature
Francis Sullivan, MD; Daniel Avstreih

Continuing Education
Fredrick C. Cuny Memorial Series
78: Principles of Disaster Management: Lesson 7: Management Leadership Styles and Methods
Fred C. Cuny

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Volume 15, Number 2
April - June 2000

Editor's Corner
5: Bubble, Bubble, Bubble
Marvin L. Birnbaum, MD, PhD

Original Research
10: Analysis of Medical Needs on Day 7 after the Tsunami Disaster in Papua New Guinea
Yasushi Asari, MD; Yuichi Koido, MD; Ken Nakamura; Yasuhiro Yamamoto, MD; Muneo Ohta, MD

14: Self-Reported Cardiac Risk Factors in Emergency Department Nurses and Paramedics
Tyler W. Barrett; Valerie C. Norton, MD; Matthew Busam; Julie Boyd; David J. Maron, MD; Corey M. Slovis, MD

18: An Internet-based Exercise as a Component of an Overall Training Program Addressing Medical Aspects of Radiation Emergency Management
Kirsten Levy, MBA; Richard V. Aghababian, MD; Erwin F. Hirsch, MD; Domenic Screnci, EdD; Anna Bosbyan, MD; Robert C. Ricks, PhD; Massoud Samiei, PhD

Special Report
26: Finnish National Training Centre for Emergency Services

Continuing Education
Fredrick C. Cuny Memorial Series
30: Principles of Disaster Management: Lesson 8: Motivation
Fred C. Cuny

Editor's Corner
7: Where Are We?
Marvin L. Birnbaum, MD, PhD

Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on Disaster Medicine
s19: Supplement 2: Abstracts of Oral and Presentations

Special Report
13: KAMEDO Report Summaries

Original Research
19: Field Epidemiology Assessment for a Medical Evacuation Programme Related to the Crisis in
Kosovo, 1999
Douglas W. MacPherson, MD, MSc(CTM), FRCPC; Fausto Mariani, MD; Jacqueline Weekers, MPH; Brian D. Gushulak, MD

Brief Report
25: Bogus Doctor Deceptions during Multi-Casualty Events and Disasters
Dr. Antony Nocera, FACEM; Ms. Anne M. Newton, B. Nursing, Dip. App. Sci.

Continuing Education
28: Fredrick C. Cuny Memorial Series: Principles of Disaster Management
Lessons 9: Group Dynamics in Disasters
Fred C. Cuny

9: Spanish Abstract Translations of Abstracts (Volume 15, Numbers 1 and 2)

34: Forum

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Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on Disaster Medicine
Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA
28-30 September, 2000

Introduction

Theme 1: Disaster Coordination and Management
Table of Contents for Theme 1

Theme 2. Telehealth and Communication Technologies in Health
Table of Contents for Theme 2

Theme 3. Sharing Pacific Rim Experiences in Disasters
Table of Contents for Theme 3

Theme 4. Effective Models for Medical and Health Response Coordination
Table of Contents for Theme 4

Theme 5. Application of International Standards to Disasters
Table of Contents for Theme 5

Theme 6. Multidisciplinary Team Interaction: Issues and Possible Solutions
Table of Contents for Theme 6

Theme 7. Sharing International Experiences in Disasters
Table of Contents for Theme 7

Theme 8. Education Issues in Disaster Medicine
Table of Contents for Theme 8

Poster Presentations
Table of Contents for Poster Presentations

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ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Speakers and Abstract Titles in Program Order (NA = Abstract not available at time of printing)

Theme 1. Disaster Coordination and Management
Chairs: Dr. Erik Auf der Heide & Dr. Jean Luc Poncelet
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S30: How Well-Prepared Are U.S. Hospitals for Chemical Emergencies, Disasters, and Terrorism?
Dr. Erik Auf der Heide, MD, MPH, FACEP

S30: Floods In Venezuela
Dr. Jean Luc Poncelet

S31: Cost of Life: Lessons from the Paddington Disaster
Dr Anne Eyre

S31: Mental Health Support to the Kosovar Refugees: Lessons Learned - A Canadian Perspective
Raymond Lafond

S32: Lessons Learned from the Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack
Tetsu Okumura; Kouichiro Suzuki; Shinichi Ishimatsu; Nobukatsu Takasu; Chiiho Fuiji; Akitsugu Kohama

S32: Disaster Coordination and Management Experiences in Costa Rica
Daniel L. Rodriguez, MD

S33: Management of Hospital Services in Post-Conflict Situations: The Italian Co-Operation Experience in Pec/Peja General Hospital, Kosovo
P. Guglielmetti; R. Bonadio; I. Kaliqani; G. Putoto; M. Rebonato; A. Miozzo

S34: Hospital Preparedness for Toxicological Mass Casualties (TMC) in Peacetime
Nurit Fertel, RN; Bianca Lederman, MD

S34: Hospital Deployment Plan for Mass Casualty Events (MCE)
Bianca Lederman, MD

S35: Standardization of Triage Tags in Japan
Yasuhiro Yamamoto, MD, PhD; Norifumi Ninomiya, MD; Toshiro Makino, MD, PhD

S35: Management of the Medical After-Effects of Chemical Accidents in Russia
S.F. Goncharov; V.N. Preobrajensky; K.V. Lyadov

S36: Capability Assessment for Readiness (CAR)
Dianna Hampton

S36: Assessing Clinical Governance in the Ambulance Service
Dr. Judith M. Fisher, MBBS, FRCGP, FFAEM Dip IMC (Ed)

S37: 10-Fold Expansion of a Burn Unit for Mass Casualties - How To Recruit the Nursing Staff?
Z. Posner, RN, BA; J. Berger, MD

S37: Which Kind of Triage Do We Need?
Chung-Liang Shih, MD; Fang-Yue Lin, MD, PhD

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Theme 2. Telehealth and Communication Technologies in Health
Chairs: Dr. Peter Anderson & Dr. Kendall Ho
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S38: Emergency Planning for BC Gas, British Columbia, Canada
Ray Nadeau

S38: Disaster Preparedness Activities Undertaken by BC Hydro
Doug McLeod

S39: Telus Disaster Preparedness Programs
Dexada Jorgensen

S39: European Master in Disaster Medicine: A Pilot Project Implemented in the Framework of European Inter-University Cooperation at the European Center For Disaster Medicine (CEMEC) in San Marino
Professor H. Delooz; Professor F. Della Corte; M. Debacker; G. Galassi; M. Lipp

S40: Information Technology and Public Health Management of Disasters - A Model for South Asian Countries
Dr. Dolly Mathew

S40: Tele-consultation at Emergency Department: Telemedicine Experience in Taiwan
Lee-Min Wang, MD; Hong-Chang Lo, MD; Chen-Hsen Lee, MD; Jen-Hua Hung; Dah-Dian Tang

S41: REMSAT - Real Time Emergency Management Via Satellite
Patrick Brownsword; John Flanagan

S41: Development of Internet GIS System for Disaster Management
Dr. Bambang Rudyanto

S42: The Internet Revolution in Disaster Medicine: The Present and the Promise
Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC

S42: Availability and Appropriateness of Communication Technology in Disasters: The Evolution of Virtual Emergency Management Information Systems
Prof. Peter Anderson; Dr. Stephen Braham

S43: Transport Canada Crisis Management System (CMS)
Ruth E. Landers

S43: Amateur Radio - a Critical Communication Link
Kevin McQuiggin

S44: E-Comm Centre: Technology in Action
Glen Miller

S44: The Development of a Sustainable Drug Classification System for Humanitarian Disasters
Brent Woodworth

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Theme 3. Sharing Pacific Rim Experiences in Disasters
Chairs: Dr. Catherine Hickson & Dr. Michael Schull
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S45: A Comparative Study of Emergency Medical Response in Hanshin-Awaji and Taiwan Earthquake: Lessons Learned from Rapid Medical Response in Taiwan Earthquake
N. Ishii; S. Nakayama; H. Matsuda; N. Okada; Y. Ito; Y. Toyoda; D. Miyazaki

S45: Urban Prehospital Emergency Medical Transportation in Taipei following the Taiwan Earthquake
Patrick Chow-In Ko, MD; Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, MD, PhD; Fuh-Yuan Shih, MD; Fang-Yue Lin, MD, PhD

S46: JDR Medical Team's Relief Activities following the Earthquake Disaster in Taiwan
Yuichi Koido; Hisayoshi Kondo; Akemi Tada; Tomoko Miyazaki; Eiko Shimada; Yoshie Kezuka; Tutomu Yamazaki; Keiji Nakata; Kimio Miura; Katsutoshi Fushimi; Kouji Fujiya

S46: Assessment of Emergency Medical Relief Services following the Taiwan Earthquake
Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, MD, PhD; Edbert Hsu, MD; Michael K.F. Choo; Fuh-Yuan Shih, MD; Fang-Yue Lin, MD, PhD

S47: Taiwan 921 Earthquake: A Pictorial Review
Henry K. Cheng

S47: Lessons Learned from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Disaster
Yoshio Murayama, MD; Hirofumi Kosuga, MD

S48: Global Assessment of Earthquake Countermeasures after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
Takashi Ukai, MD; Shuichi Kozawa, MD; Kazuhiko Maekawa; Ernesto A. Pretto

S48: Recent Natural Hazards in North Coast of Venezuela
J.L. Alonso; C. Pacanins; O. Fernández

S49: The Changing Role of the Auxiliary Medical Services in Hong Kong (HKSAR)
Poon Wai Kwong

S49: Volcanoes and their Potentially Devastating Effects: Case Studies from the Pacific Ring-of-Fire
Catherine J. Hickson

S50: MSF Activities in Pacific Rim Relief Efforts
Dr. Michael Schull

S51: Mount Usu Volcanic Eruption in 2000 and Transportation of Severely Injured Patients by Helicopter
Yasufumi Asai, MD; Yasushi Ito, MD; Katutosi Tanno, MD; Eiti Narimatsu, MD; Masashi Yoshida, MD; Kazuhisa Mon, MD; Satoshi Nara, MD

S51: The Early Medical Management of Critically Injured Accident Victims in Tokaimura, 30 September 1999
T. Kinugasa; K. Maekawa; Y. Sasaki; G. Suzuki; S. Taneka; S. Asano

S52: The Medical Response and Problems in 1999 Taiwan Earthquake
Dr. Jih-Chang Chen

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Theme 4: Effective Models for Medical and Health Response Coordination
Chairs: Dr. Eric Noji & Dr. SWA Gunn
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S52: Epidemiology in Disasters: Challenges for Public Health Action
Eric K. Noji, MD, MPH

S53: Disaster Medicine - Humanitarian Medicine
SWA Gunn

S55: Lost Time = Lost Lives: A Case for Enhanced Inter-Operability in International Relief Operations
Wayne Dauphinee

S56: Disaster Response in Bir Hospital Emergency Department
Dr. R.P. Shrestha

S56: Practical Experience and Efficiency of Management Technologies of Disaster Medicine Service in Russia
S.F. Goncharov; G.V. Kipor

S57: Health Care for Japan Disaster Relief Team Personnel following the 1999 Columbia Earthquake
Kazumasa Yoshinaga, MD; Kazutoshi Kuboyama, MD; Seishiro Marukawa, MD; Manabu Kirita, MD; Rumiko Sogabe, RN

S57: Psychological Aspects of Pre-Earthquake Training and Emergency Management
Yelena Fridman

S58: Drugs and Medical Supplies in Response to the UN Inter-Agency Appeal During the 1998 Flood in Bangladesh: Process, Perspectives, and Lessons Drawn
Mahmur Rahman; William Bill Aldis; Qudsia Huda

S59: Preparing Emergency Medical Services for World Motor-Sporting Events: Experiences at the World Motorcycle Grand Prix and the Formula-One World Championships 1999, Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia
Dr. A. Abdul Aziz; Col. (Dr) MZ Bidin; Col. (Dr) S. Abdullah

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Theme 5. Application of International Standards to Disasters
Chairs: Dr. Frederick Burkle & Dr. Judy Isaac-Renton
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S60: Standards of Care in a Crisis Environment: Lessons Learned from Complex Emergencies
Frederick M. Burkle, Jr., MD, MPH

S61: The Public Health Role in Disaster Management
Norman E. Hardy, PhD; Perry Kendall, MD

S61: Unusual Communicable Diseases: Systematic Approach to Management
J. Isaac-Renton; M. Bigham; E. Bryce; W. Bowie; P. Daly; M. de Grace; B. Gamage; M. Morshed; D. Roscoe

S62: Major Disaster Medical Response - What Goes Wrong and What We Can Do About It
William Lokey

S63: Project Impact
William Lokey, David de Courcy

S63: Bioterrorism: The Threat Posed by Smallpox, Anthrax, and Botulism
Dr. John Blatherwick

S64: Do We Need a "Coordinating-Emergency Physician" in Mass Casualty Incidents: Four Years Experience (1996-1999) in Bavaria
A. Beck, MD; BM Schneider, MD; H. Gerstacker, MD; L. Kinzl, Prof., MD

S64: Work of the Hospital of ARCDM "Zaschita" in Earthquakes
I.A. Nazarova, A.V. Garkavi

S65: Medical Response Protocols for International Events in Canada
L.A. Brunet

S65: Medical Staff Response to the Introduction of Peer-Supported Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM): A Study of Attitudes at a Tertiary Hospital
Dr. Guy Sansom, MIIBS FACEM; Dr. Sandra L Neate, MBBS FACEM

S66: Health Impact and Risk Factors of Diarrheal Epidemics in the 1998 Bangladesh Floods
Osamu Kunii, MD, MPH, PhD; Satos Fi Nakamura, MPH, PhD; Razzak Abdur, BFA

S67: A Contingent Approach Towards Health Emergency Management in a Third World Country
Clifford P. Belgica

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Theme 6. Multidisciplinary Team Interaction: Issues and Possible Solutions
Chairs: Dr. Felipe Cruz-Vega & Dr. Charles Sun
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S67: The Standardization of Interdisciplinary Team for Mass Casualty Management - The Caribbean Experience
Haresh N. Thani, MBBS, FRCS

S68: Provincial Emergency Program Volunteers: British Columbia's Public Safety Lifeline
Robert (Bob) Bugslag; Wayne Dauphinee

S68: Mental Health in Disaster in the Philippines
Eleanor L. Ronquillo, MD

S69: Major Incident Response by EMS in Hong Kong
Dr. Chi-biu Lo

S69: The Rally Rejviz (RR) Project
Dr. Jirí Staña

S70: Comparative Analysis of Trauma Outcomes between Rural and Urban Areas in Korea
Sung Woo Lee, MD; Chul Kyu Moon, MD; Jeon Min Jeon, MD; Sung Hyuk Choi, MD; Yun Sik Hong, MD

S71: Problems of International Coordination Modeling for Emergency Medical Relief
G.V. Kipor; S.F. Goncharov

S71: Medical Planning for a Major Aircraft Accident in Israel
Dr. Lion Poles

S73: Heroism versus Professionalism in Disaster Rescue
Bruce Brink, EMA III, ALS II Airevac

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Theme 7. Sharing International Experiences in Disasters
Chairs: Michael Braham & Dr. Richard Aghababian
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S74: The Discotheque Fire in Gothenburg: Experiences Expressed by Ambulance Personnel
Björn-Ove Suserud, PhD

S74: Fire Disaster in a Motorway Tunnel
Prof. Michele Masellis

S76: The Italian Cooperation Response in Central America following Hurricane Mitch: Budgeted Priorities and Equity in Humanitarian Assistance
P. Guglielmetti; A. Miozzo

S76: Can Mushroom Poisoning Be Considered as a Disaster?
V.N. Padalka; Prof. I.P. Shlapak; S.M. Nedashkovsky; O.V. Kurashov; N.V. Alexeenko; A.G. Bogomol; Y.O. Polentsov

S77: The 24 Hour, Post-Earthquake Experience of a University Hospital in Turkey
Z. Engyndenyz; M. Bulut, MD; H. Özgüç, MD; R. Tokyay, MD

S77: On the Necessity of Rendering Specialized Aid to Children
Prof. Leonid M. Roshal MD, PhD, DSc

S78: Epidemiologic Response to an Earthquake Emergency, Turkey, August 1999: Perspectives from a Foreign Health Team
Josephine Malilay, PhD, MPH; Dahna Batts-Osbome, MD, FACEP; Thomas Dolan

S78: Mobile Ukrainian Hospital in the Earthquake in Turkey
G.G. Roshchyn; S.E. Guriev; V.N. Padalka; Ph.N. Novikov; Prof.. I.P. Shlapak; Y.O. Polentsov

S79: Health and Safety in the Department of National Defence
Michael Braham

S79: Lessons Learned of International Importance from Recent Disasters
Richard Aghababian, MD

S81: Effects of Kocaeli Earthquake on the Turkish Emergency Response Systems
Dr. Richard A. Andrews

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Theme 8. Education Issues in Disaster Medicine
Chairs: Laurie Pearce & Dr. Linda B. Bourque
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S81: Educating the Medical Profession: Becoming Stress Resilient
Laurie Pearce

S82: Issues and Education in Disaster Health
Steven J. Rottman, MD, FACEP

S83: Current Chemical and Biological Counter-Terrorism (CBCT) Research and Development in the Department of National Defence [Canada]
Dr. S.J. Armour

S84: An Adaptation of the PICE System as a Template for Disaster Planning: An Exercise in Facilitating Integrative Consultation
Dr. Tracey Parnell

S84: Training Medical Personnel for Disaster Medicine in Japan
Norifumi Ninomiya, MD; Yasuhiro Yamamoto, Professor

S85: Education and Training in Disaster Medicine: The Role of CEMEC (European Center for Disaster Medicine)
Dr. Corrado Manni

S85: Strengthening Epidemiological Studies through Research
Prof. Pardeep Sahni

S86: Emergency Medicine Residents' Attitudes Towards Chemical/Biological/Nuclear Accidents: Education and Knowledge of Casualty Management
MAJ David Siegel, MD; CPT Bradley N. Younggren

S87: A Course for Pediatric Disaster Management
P.G. Greenough; R.V. Aghababian; G. Ciottone

S87: Using Simulation Model to Analyze and Assess Strategies in Emergency Department
Chung-Liang Shih, MD; Syi Su, PhD; Kuang-Chau Tsai, MD; Fang-Yue Lin, MD, PhD

S88: Disaster Research: Why ,When, and How?
Marvin L. Birnbaum, MD, PhD

S89: Y2K, Emergency Department Preparedness in New York City
Steven Silber, DO, FACEP; Neill Oster, MD; Bonnie Simmons, DO, FACEP; Christopher Garrett, MD

S89: Predictors for People's Response to a Tornado Warning, Arkansas, 01 March, 1997
L. Balluz; L. Schieve; T. Holmes; S. Kiezak; J. Malilay

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S90: The CDC National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Program: An Overview
Steve Bice; Steven Adams; Steve Reissman

S90: An Overview of the Patients Needing Hemodialysis in the Taiwan 921 Earthquake
Hong-Chang Chen; Chin Kwo Tsai; Jeffrey Tsai

S91: The Remarkable Medical Supply of the 1998: Flood Fighting and Rescue Work in China
Tian-xi Yuan; Zheng-yu Chen

S91: The Role of the Teaching Hospitals in the Subacute Phase 921 Earthquake in Taiwan
Lee-Min Wang, MD; Po-Sheng Chih, MD; Chii-Hwa Chern, MD; Yen-Tsui Huang, MD; Chen-Hsen Lee, MD

S92: The Operational and Functional Components of Hospital Buildings - The Experience in the Taiwan Ji-Ji Earthquake
C.C. Chuang; G.C. Yao; C.H. Chi; M.C. Tsai; L.M. Tsai

S92: A Template for Urban Management of Biological Exposures and Casualties
E.A. Bryce; W. Bowie; G. Constanzo; P. Daly; M. de Grace; S. Dobson; J. lsaac-Renton; H. Maddigan; M. Morshed; D. Roscoe

S93: Changes in pCO₂ During Air-Medical Transport of Children with Closed Head Injuries
Allyson L Davey, MD; Andrew J. Macnab, MD, FRCPC; Gordon Green, MD, FRCPC

S93: Methods of Self-aid and Mutual-aid of the Injured in Earthquake and Points for Attention
Jiren Gao; Guiling Zhong

S94: Does The End-Tidal CO2 Monitoring Have Prognostic Value during Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest?
Stefek Grmec, MD, EMS-PHU; Edita Stok, MD

S95: The Italian Multi-Disciplinary Approach to the Management of a Complex Emergency in Cuba: A Case Study of Dengue and Leptospirosis Control
P. Guglielmetti; A. Aleotti; J.L.S. Martin Martinez; J.R. Vasquez Canga; A. Miozzo

S96: Orthopaedic and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery for War Victims: The Italian Co-Operation Experience in the Ethiopian-Eritrean Conflict
V. Oddo; P. Guglielmetti; D. Ghirelli; R. Menicocci; E. Simoni; A. Miozzo

S96: Essential Factors in Rapid Reaction Capability of Disaster Medicine Relief Force and Practical Measures
Guiling Zhong; Jiren Gao

S97: Organising Ophthamological Aid in Disasters and Emergencies
Prof. R.A. Gundorova; Dr. G.G. Petriashvili; Dr. O.I. Kvasha; Dr. E.V. Chentsova

S97: Management of the Mass Casualties of Traffic Accidents in the City
Gao-Zhong Huang, MD

S98: Vulnerability and Disaster Management in India
Dr. Alok Gupta

S99: Patterns of Psychosocial Coping and Adaptation Among Riverbank Erosion-Induced Displacees in Bangladesh: Implications for Development Programming
David Hutton

S100: Analysis of Aged Patients Injured in Traffic Accidents: Counter-measures for a Senior-Laden Society
Takahisa Kawashima, MD; Nobuo Kaku, MD

S100: Measuring Disasters for Risk Control
Mark Klyachko

S101: The Effects of the Taiwan Earthquake on the Urban Emergency Health Care System
Patrick Chow-In Ko, MD; Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, MD, PhD; Fuh-Yuan Shih, MD; Fang-Yue Lin, MD, PhD

S101: The "1. Schnelleinsatzgruppe (SEG) Sanität Erlangen Stadt, Bavarian Red Cross, Germany" as an Example for Modern Disaster Planning
Matthias Langhans; Hermann Schönstein

S102: Ocular Emergencies in Disasters
Dr. David Mallek, MD

S102: Taiwan's Problems of Disaster Management from the Viewpoint of a 500-bed Hospital Hit Hard by an Earthquake
Chan-Liao Mingi

S103: Medical Aspects of the Civil Protection In Mexico City
Fernando Roman Morales, MD, EMT-P

S104: Hospital Drills: Preparations for Mass Toxicological Event (MTE) - The Israeli Experience (1997-1999)
Dr. Lion Poles

S104: "Packing" of the Thoracic Cavity - A Technique to Treat Uncontrollable Intrathoracic Bleeding
H. Rupprecht, MD; J. Sagkob

S105: S.O.S: Prepared for the Emergency?
Lic. Maria Cristina Saenz; Doctor Oreste J. Licursi

S105: Cost Benefit of Point-of-Care Blood Gas Analysis
Kyle Stevens, EMAII; Greg Grant, MD, FRCPC; Andrew J Macnab, MD, FRCPC; Faith Gagnon, HBSc; Robert Noble, EMAIII; Charles Sun, MD, FRCPC

S106: Early Report on Emergency Sternal Intraosseous Infusion in Adults
Lark Susak, RN, BScN; Andrew Macnab, MD, FRCPC; Jim Christenson, MD, FRCPC; Judy Findlay, Peng; Bruce Horwood, MD; David Johnson, PhD; Charles Pollack Jr, MD, FACEP; David I. Robinson, MD; Chris Rumball, MD, FRCPC; Tom Stair, MD; Brian Tiffany, MD, PhD; Max Whelan, MD, FACEP

S106: What We Have Learned from a Disaster Drill : A Questionnaire Study for Simulated Victims and Hospital Personnel
Kazuma Tsukioka, MD; Hiroaki Ujino, MD; Toshinori Miyauchi, MD; Hiroshi Rinnka, MD; Masanori Kann, MD; Takahisa Voshimura, MD; Tatsuhiro Shigemoto, MD; Arito Kaji, MD

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