A Brief History and Overview of ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded the Centers for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP) Cooperative Agreement program from 200 ...
A longitudinal follow-up of pos ...
Background: Although road traffic accidents (RTA) are a major cause of injury and a cause of posttraumatic stress (PTS) in the aftermath, little is k ...
A Longitudinal Study of the Imp ...
Objective. We conducted a longitudinal study to evaluate the impact of a curriculum designed to develop competency in emergency preparedness among p ...
A Pilot Study Evaluating the Fe ...
Objectives—The objectives of the pilot study were to modify existing psychological first aid (PFA) materials so they would be appropriate for use wit ...
Pre-hospital airway management: ...
This article is intended as a generic guide to evidencebased airway management for all categories of pre-hospital personnel. It is based on a review ...
Nurses’ Reports On Hospital Ca ...
The current nursing shortage, high hospital nurse job dissatisfaction, and reports of uneven quality of hospital care are not uniquely American phen ...
Analysis of Hospital Disaster i ...
The purpose of this study is to systematically review and analyze disasters involving South Korean hospitals from 1990 and to introduce a newly devel ...
Acetaminophen Poisoning: an Evi ...
The objective of this guideline is to assist poison center personnel in the appropriate out-of-hospital triage and initial management of patients wi ...
RAesreear cth harteic leelderly ...
Background: The association between ages and psychological impact of natural disasters has not been well characterized. A population-based study was ...
Practical recommendations for p ...
Guideline recommendations for the prehospital and early inhospital (first 6–12 hrs after presentation) management of acute heart failure syndromes a ...
Bringing together Disaster and ...
The global scenario in relation to disasters is dismal. World statistics indicate present and future trends of increasing impacts from natural and ma ...
Building National Capacity for ...
Disaster mental health is a burgeoning field with numerous opportunities for professional involvement in preparedness, response, and recovery efforts ...
RFID-based Hospital Real-time P ...
In a health care context, the use RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology can be employed for not only bringing down health care costs but ...
Chronic disaster syndrome: Disp ...
Many New Orleans residents who were displaced in 2005 by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the subsequent levee failures and floods are still displaced ...
Physicians in health care manag ...
In the second of two articles on Case Mix Groups (CMGs) and Resource Intensity Weights (RIWs) the authors describe how these measures are used to adj ...
Cognitive and Psychosocial Cons ...
This study examined the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on cognitive and psychosocial functioning among middle-aged (45–64 years), older (65–89 ...
Cognitive behavioral therapy fo ...
Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric sequel to a stressful event or situation of an exceptionally threatening or catast ...
Communication, perception and b ...
Background: During times of public health emergencies, effective communication between the emergency response agencies and the affected public is imp ...
Can delivery room management im ...
Objectives: To evaluate the impact of initiating early nasal continuous positive airway pressure (ENCPAP) on the length of hospital stay (LOS) for t ...
Testimony Before the Subcommit ...
I am pleased to be here today as you examine issues related to food and agriculture emergencies. Agriculture is critical to public health and the na ...
Diphenhydramine and Dimenhydrin ...
In 2003, there were 28,092 human exposures to diphenhydramine reported to poison centers in the US. A related drug, dimenhydrinate, is a less freque ...
Disaster medicine: the caring c ...
The nature of mankind is a concern for those in need. Disasters, both natural and manmade, have been with us since the beginning of recorded history ...
Disaster planning in a health s ...
Recent events, such as the outbreak of H1N1 influenza and natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina, have raised awareness of the need for disaster ...
Disaster preparedness of Canadi ...
Background: Owing to their constant readiness to treat injured patients, trauma centres are essential to regional responses to mass casualty incident ...
Disaster Health Management: Ira ...
I.R.Iran is exposed to a wide variety of natural and man-made hazards. Human-related consequences of disasters and its impact on health service deliv ...