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Herman Delooz

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PubMed2004

The problems faced by three government disaster response teams of Ankara city during the Marmara earthquake - 1999 response.

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to determine the organization/system and personal problems faced by the personnel of Ankara greater municipality Firebrigade Department (firemen), Ankara Emergency Aid and Rescue Services (ambulance personnel), Civil Defence General Directorate's Ankara Search and Rescue Unit (rescuers), who participated in the 1999 Marmara earthquake. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 1132 individuals were in the universe of the study; the total rate of participation was 95.1% (1076 individuals). This study was a cross-sectional survey, in which self-administered questionnaires were used. The study was conducted in May, June and July of 2001. RESULTS: Overall, 33.1% of the personnel of three government disaster response teams (356 individuals) said that they participated in the Marmara earthquake - 1999 response. The leading most important organization/system problem they faced during the Marmara earthquake was coordination (30.8%) according to the firemen, disaster management (31.4%) according to the rescuers, and coordination (41.6%) according to the ambulance personnel. The personal problems faced during the Marmara earthquake by the firemen were food problems (56.4%), accommodation problems (62.8%), safety problems (28.2%) and health problems (71.8%); according to the rescuers they were food problems (77.1%), accommodation problems (48.6%), safety problems (74.3%) and health problems (51.4%), and according to the ambulance personnel they were food problems (47.7%), accommodation problems (58.0%), safety problems (31.7%) and health problems (26.7%). CONCLUSION: Among the organization/system problems faced by the personnel of three government disaster response teams in the Marmara Earthquake of 1999, coordination problems were the major concern. The personnel also had some personal problems such as food, accommodation, safety and health.

Cross-Sectional Studies↗
PubMed2004

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PubMed2003

Hollow visceral injury after blunt lower thoracic and abdominal trauma.

The early diagnosis of hollow viscous injury after blunt abdominal trauma remains a challenge for physicians in the Emergency Department, although the early diagnosis of hollow viscous injury decreases morbidity and mortality. After a description of two cases of hollow viscous injury after blunt abdominal trauma, a literature review is performed concerning the indications and limitations of diagnostic imaging modalities. Focused abdominal sonography for trauma, computed tomography scan and diagnostic peritoneal lavage are described. On the basis of the review a proposal for maximal diagnostic accuracy is made.

Abdominal Injuries↗
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A proposed universal medical and public health definition of terrorism.

The lack of a universally applicable definition of terrorism has confounded the understanding of terrorism since the term was first coined in 18th Century France. Although a myriad of definitions of terrorism have been advanced over the years, virtually all of these definitions have been crisis-centered, frequently reflecting the political perspectives of those who seek to define it. In this article, we deconstruct these previously used definitions of terrorism in order to reconstruct a definition of terrorism that is consequence-centered, medically relevant, and universally harmonized. A universal medical and public health definition of terrorism will facilitate clinical and scientific research, education, and communication about terrorism-related events or disasters. We propose the following universal medical and public definition of terrorism: The intentional use of violence--real or threatened--against one or more non-combatants and/or those services essential for or protective of their health, resulting in adverse health effects in those immediately affected and their community, ranging from a loss of well-being or security to injury, illness, or death.

Crisis Intervention↗