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German civil protection faces a resilience crisis driven by a fragile volunteer base and escalating disaster complexity. Empirical data indicates that only one third of volunteer responders are available during emergenci...

Materias / palabras clave: Disasters; Psychological aspects; Crisis intervention (Mental health services); Disaster medicine; Desastre; Psicología; Medicina

Materias / palabras clave: First aid in illness and injury; Disaster victims; Disaster medicine; Primeros auxilios; Víctima

Materias / palabras clave: Medicina de desastres; Huracanes; Disaster medicine; Hurricanes

Materias / palabras clave: Desastres; Servicios de socorro en casos de desastre; Guerra; Derecho humanitario; Salud pública; Emergency management; Emergency medical services; Disaster medicine; Human rights; War

Materias / palabras clave: Medicine: Internal medicine: Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid

Abstract Background This study examined pharmaceutical needs in the subacute phase following the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, using dispensed prescriptions as a proxy. We described demand patterns, the dispensing time...

Abstract Background Hospital-based simulations are vital for disaster preparedness. Anxiety and other emotions may affect hospital staff by influencing non-technical skills. We investigated self-reported emotional and or...

Abstract Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel frequently operate in high-stress environments, particularly during disaster deployments, placing them at heightened risk of psychological distress. Evidence describing...

Materias / palabras clave: Medicine: Medicine (General); Medicine: Nursing

Materias / palabras clave: Medicine: Internal medicine: Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid

Modern disaster medicine faces a critical tension between humanitarian impulse and evidence-based necessity. And while disaster risk is the product of Hazard and Vulnerability, socio-economic factors are the primary pred...

The stability and functionality of modern, highly technological societies are profoundly dependent on the uninterrupted availability of critical infrastructure services. The health sector plays a unique role in protectin...

Background: Natural disasters pose significant risks to vulnerable populations, particularly pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, who face increased health and safety challenges during emergencies. Strengthenin...

Introduction Disasters often cause large numbers of injuries, including fractures, lacerations and amputations, which overwhelm emergency services. Orthotic and prosthetic solutions can provide timely primary care, reduc...

The article is about the contributions of the Turkish Society of Nephrology Renal Disaster Group to saving and providing help to the earthquake victims and to the treatment of survivors. The lessons learned from the eart...

Wegener’s Granulomatosis is a multisystemic granulomatous inflammation of small vessels that typically effects the kidney, skin, joints and lower and upper airway tracts. Because of the multisystemic involvement, the s...

Health security is a vital pillar of German national security. While the COVID-19 pandemic was a stress test, high expenditure failing to yield superior health outcomes reveals structural inefficiency in the German healt...

ABSTRACT: Dental and maxillofacial injuries represent an important but underrecognised component of trauma during episodes of violent crowd control. Blunt and projectile forces directed toward the head frequently result ...

Materias / palabras clave: Medicine: Internal medicine: Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid

Abstract Background In Hatay, Türkiye, which suffered extensive devastation from the earthquake of 2023, people were living in container cities during the recovery process. While the physical and psychological effects o...

ABSTRACT Background Emergency and public health problems are unavoidable and can strike at any time. In a globalized world where crises are getting more common, more devastating, and have a substantial influence on socie...

Crush syndrome is seen in approximately fifty percent of patients rescued from the ruins of buildings. The appropriate and urgent therapy is life-saving during and after the rescue process. A 52-year-old woman, rescued f...

Abstract BackgroundHealth and health care systems are progressively challenged by more frequent natural and human-caused hazards. A hazard becomes a disaster when vulnerability and exposure interact in comple...