Disaster reanimatology potentials : A structured interview study in Armenia : I. Methodology and preliminary results
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
; 4(2): 135-54, Oct.-Dec. 1989. ilus, mapas, tab
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em En
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| ID: des-11169
Biblioteca responsável:
CR3.1
Localização: CR3.1; DES
ABSTRACT
In general preparations for disasters which result in mass casualties do not incorporate a modern resuscitation approach. WE explored the life-saving potencial of and time limits for life-supporting first aid (LSFA), advanced trauma life support (ATLS) resuscitative surgery, and prolonged life support, Following the earthquake in Armenia on 7 december 1988. We used a structured retrospective interview method applied previously to evaluation of emergency medical services (EMS) in the United States. A total of 120 survivors of and participants in the earthquake in Armenia were interviewed on site (49 lay eyewitnesses, 20 search-search-rescue personnel, 39 medical personnel and records and 12 administrators).
Coleções:
05-specialized
Contexto em Saúde:
15_ODS3_global_health_risks
Base de dados:
DESASTRES
Assunto principal:
Armênia
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Assistência a Feridos em Massa
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Planejamento em Desastres
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Terremotos
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Sistemas de Manutenção da Vida
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
Ano de publicação:
1989
Tipo de documento:
Article