Disaster Victims
Mostrando 1-9 de 9 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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1. Efficacy, patient-doctor relationship, costs and benefits of utilizing telepsychiatry for the management of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): a systematic review
Abstract Introduction Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders found among victims of disaster, kidnapping, accidents, sexual assaults and war in Indonesia. However, lacking and unequal distribution of psychiatric medical personnel remains a barrier to its management. This review aims to introduce and evaluate t
Trends Psychiatry Psychother.. Publicado em: 2020-03
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2. Lembrar para ter o direito de esquecer : a reconstrução historico-sociologica da tragedia da Gameleira em Belo Horizonte e seus reflexos na trajetoria de vida dos atores sociais nela envolvidos / Remembering in order to have the right to forget : the historical-social reconstruction of Gameleira s tragedy in Belo Horizonte na its reflexions in the way of life the social actors involved
Este estudo tem como objetivo a reconstrução histórico-sociológica da Tragédia da Gameleira (1971) e seus reflexos na memória de Belo Horizonte, sob a ótica dos seus atores sociais. A Tragédia da Gameleira é considerada até hoje o maior acidente na história da construção civil do país e a maior Tragédia ocorrida na cidade de Belo Horizonte. O
Publicado em: 2007
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3. The World Trade Center Attack: Is critical care prepared for terrorism?
This commentary on the World Trade Center attack is written from the perspective of a New York City critical care service, with a long history of activity in disaster management, which is located at the Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The paper describes some of the local concerns of the service in the first hours, the reality
BioMed Central.
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4. The World Trade Center Attack: Eye witness: observations of a physician on the outside looking in
Having personally witnessed the destruction at the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001, this paper presents my personal feelings and observations as an observer of both disaster and terror. Aside from the unimaginable horror as a result of the carnage, a feeling of helplessness was particularly prominent due to the inability to be able to care for casual
BioMed Central.
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5. Sarin poisoning of a rescue team in the Matsumoto sarin incident in Japan.
OBJECTIVES: A nerve agent sarin (isopropyl methyl phosphonofluoridate) was released in Matsumoto city, Japan, on 27 June 1994. About 600 people were affected by the sarin, including seven who died. Fifty two rescuers engaged in helping the victims and 18 were affected. The aim was to investigate how the rescuers were affected by sarin. METHODS: Health examin
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6. Exposure and response to methyl isocyanate: results of a community based survey in Bhopal.
In the two weeks immediately after the Bhopal disaster a community based survey was carried out in a series of eight exposed and two non-exposed clusters of households. The primary concern was the effect of the gas (subsequently identified as methyl isocyanate) on the eyes of the victims but data were also sought on respiratory status and the first symptoms
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7. Medical planning for toxic releases into the community: the example of chlorine gas.
Emergency planning for a major accidental release of chlorine gas from industrial installations into the community is outlined for emergency services and hospitals. Realistic planning has been made possible with the advent of computer models for gas dispersion which may be used to estimate the numbers of deaths and casualties, according to their severity. Fo
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8. Long term effects of smoke inhalation in survivors of the King's Cross underground station fire.
BACKGROUND: In most accidents causing smoke inhalation only a few victims actually inhale the smoke. The fire at King's Cross provided an opportunity to assess the long term effects of smoke inhalation in a larger number of patients. METHODS: Fourteen survivors from the King's Cross underground station fire were assessed for respiratory disability six months
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9. Faith‐based NGOs and healthcare in poor countries: a preliminary exploration of ethical issues
An increasing number of non‐governmental organisations (NGOs) provide humanitarian assistance, including healthcare. Some faith‐based NGOs combine proselytising work with humanitarian aid. This can result in ethical dilemmas that are rarely discussed in the literature. The article explores several ethical issues, using four generic activities of faith‐
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