B R Sharma
B R Sharma
Explosions and bombings remain the most common deliberate cause of disasters involving large numbers of casualties, especially as instruments of terrorism. These attacks are virtually always directed against the untrained and unsuspecting c...
Jules Kieser,Jacob de Feijter,Raymond TeMoananui
Jules Kieser
In disasters, one of the major challenges is the identification of the dead. This is complicated in cases where young victims and, sometimes, young survivors are involved. Often, there are no dental treatment records that can be usefully em...
Protecting public health and global freight transportation systems during an influenza pandemic [0.03%]
流感大流行期间保护公共卫生和全球货运运输系统
Thomas C Luke,Jean-Paul Rodrigue
Thomas C Luke
The H5N1 influenza threat is resulting in global preparations for the next influenza pandemic. Pandemic influenza planners are prioritizing scarce vaccine, antivirals, and public health support for different segments of society. The freight...
HazBot: Development of a telemanipulator robot with haptics for emergency response [0.03%]
HazBot：具有触觉的遥操作机器人在应急响应中的开发应用研究
Jacob C Jurmain,Andrew J Blancero,James A Geiling et al.
Jacob C Jurmain et al.
Objectives: To design a remotely operated robot, "HazBot," for bioevent disaster response; specifically, to improve existing commercial robots' capabilities in handling fixed-facility hazmat incidents via a unique robot c...
David J Barillo,Evan Renz,Kristine Broger et al.
David J Barillo et al.
The global war on terror has created the need for urgent long-range aeromedical transport of severely wounded service members over distances of several thousand miles from Afghanistan or Iraq to the United States. This need is met by specia...
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure: improving communication to reduce mortality during bioterrorism responses [0.03%]
防患于未然胜过治病救命：改进沟通以减少生物恐怖袭击应对中的死亡率
Margaret L Brandeau,Gregory S Zaric,Johannes Freiesleben et al.
Margaret L Brandeau et al.
Objective: To identify communication needs and evaluate the effectiveness of alternative communication strategies for bioterrorism responses. Methods: ...
Ilan Kelman
Ilan Kelman
The 1995 Kikwit Ebola outbreak--model of virus properties on system capacity and function: a lesson for future viral epidemics [0.03%]
刚果基奎特1995年埃博拉病毒出血热流行过程中的病毒致病机理及其对机体功能的影响：对未来病毒性传染病的启示
Ryan C W Hall,Richard C W Hall
Ryan C W Hall
The 1995 Kikwit Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the first Ebola outbreaks to be treated in a hospital setting and is one of the most well-studied Ebola epidemics to have occurred to date. Many of the lessons...
The impact of hurricanes and flooding disasters on hymenopterid-inflicted injuries [0.03%]
飓风和洪水灾难对膜翅目叮咬伤的影响
James H Diaz
James H Diaz
Insect bites and stings, often complicated by allergic reactions or skin infections with community-acquired pathogens, are common sources of morbidity following hurricanes and flooding disasters. The hymenopterids are the most commonly stin...
The utility of handheld ultrasound in an austere medical setting in Guatemala after a natural disaster [0.03%]
危地马拉灾难救援中的手持超声波检查设备的应用价值研究
Anthony J Dean,Bon S Ku,Eli M Zeserson
Anthony J Dean
Objective: To identify equipment needs, utility, clinical applications, and acuity of diagnoses made by hand-carried ultrasound (HCU) after a natural disaster. ...