An Empirical Evaluation of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) with Survivors of a Natural Disaster

Controlled studies of treatments effective with victims of natural disasters are almost nonexistent. This is a small study conducted under difficult conditions to test the effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in treating trauma related reactions following Hurricane Andrew. The results were positive in that EMDR produced significant improvement over wail list controls in perceived posttraumatic avoidance behaviors and thoughts as measured by changes in the Impact of Event Scale and significant improvement in subjective aversive reactions to representative experiences of the hurricane. These results suggest and support other studies that EMDR can be an effective therapeutic intervention for trauma reactions.     

Posttraumatic stress reactions after single and double trauma

This study evaluated the severity and symptom profile of posttraumatic stress reactions of 202 adults exposed in 1988 to political violence in Azerbaijan and/or the earthquake in Armenia. High rates of severe posttraumatic stress reactions were found among the most highly exposed individuals, irrespective of the type of trauma. There was no difference in symptom profile for subjects exposed to earthquake versus violence. These similarities in severity and symptom profile may be attributable to common features of the exposures, which included experiencing life-threat and witnessing injury, mutilation and death. Recent prior exposure to violence contributed to the severity of reaction to the earthquake. The high rates of chronic and severe posttraumatic stress reactions in Armenia constitute a major public mental health problem.     

移动医院的创建及其在国际救援中的应用

2004年底苏门答腊岛近海发生9级地震和人类历史上最严重的海啸,中国参加了国际救援活动.中国国际救援队创建了移动医院,在亚齐省班达亚齐市实施救援.移动医院的编制为26名医务人员,下分指挥组、分类检伤组、现场救治组、外科救治组、内科救治组、医技组、留观后送组.展开后占地约200平方米.开展了巡诊、院内救治、卫生防疫、灾后医院重建,及培训灾区当地医务人员等工作.总结出如下经验:应加强战役后方,应将所有信息数字化,培训复合型人才十分重要.移动医院是救援队实施救援的重要手段和有效方式,尤其在重大灾害中抢救危重伤员时可发挥重要作用.     

Measurement of Perceived Disruption During Rebuilding Following Hurricane Andrew

The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a measure of perceived disruption during rebuilding following a disaster. Two eight-item scales, which measured intensity of disruption during the entire repair phase (Intensity-RP) and intensity of disruption during the past month (Intensity-PM) were developed and administered to 135 survivors of Hurricane Andrew. At 9 to 12 months postdisaster, Intensity-RP and Intensity-PM were both significantly associated with scores on the Global Severity Index of the SCL-90-R, and with scores on the Impact of Event-Intrusion Scale; Intensity-PM alone was significantly associated with PTSD scores. Regression analyses indicated that each scale contributed significant unique variance in predicting mental health symptoms, even after controlling for relevant demographic and initial disaster exposure variables.     

The “Scandinavian Star” ferry disaster 1990 -a challenge to forensic odontology

Summary With 158 victims, the fire on board the Scandinavian Star was one of the world's worst ferry disasters. A team of identification experts, including dentists, were employed to secure evidence for identification and to remove the victims from the ferry. Four parallel teams, each with 2 dentists, examined and autopsied the victims at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Oslo. Using the INTERPOL Disaster Victim Identification forms and aided by computers, all victims were identified within 17 days. Dental identity could be established in 107 cases (68%).     

洪涝灾害对灾民腹泻影响因素的Logistic回归分析

１９９６年８月３日至４日，河北省８个市９１个县１５１７万人口遭受洪涝灾害，对其中２０个县４０个乡８０个自然村２０８０户，７９０８名灾民进行腹泻调查，发现腹泻９３９例，人群罹患率为１１．８７％。对全部调查对象进行腹泻影响因素调查，并对共用Ｌｏｇｉｓｔｉｃ回归分析，结果发现灾区为平原、村进水或被水围、水源不以自来水为主、洪水时未组织有效地井水消毒和户内饮水消毒以及消毒不及时，当时降雨量、家庭有腹泻病人     

灾难医学救援组织管理研究

通过分析灾难医学救援工作的特点,阐述了其组织管理的重要意义,并提出了灾难医学救援组织管理工作的主要内容,包括准备阶段的组织管理、灾难现场的组织管理、医疗机构的组织管理和灾后的组织管理。     

急诊护士灾害护理能力评价指标构建研究

目的 构建我国急诊护士灾害护理能力评价指标体系.方法 通过理论材料及相关文献选定评价指标体系框架,结合专家访谈了解急诊护士灾害护理能力的相关概念、职责和评价指标.运用Delphi法对30名专家进行两轮函询,构建急诊护士灾害护理能力评价指标.结果 两轮函询问卷有效回收率均为100.00％,专家的权威系数为0.883,判断...