Establishment of disaster medical assistance team standards and evaluation of the teams' disaster preparedness: An experience from Taiwan.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2021.08.030
Abstract: BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Taiwan set up disaster medical assistance teams (DMATs) after the Chi-Chi earthquake, but these teams lack unified standards. METHODS This study was divided into two phases. Phase I was a Delphi study conducted in… read more here.
Keywords: team; disaster preparedness; disaster medical; medical assistance ... See more keywords
Medical Transport for 769 COVID-19 Patients on a Cruise Ship by Japan Disaster Medical Assistance Team
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DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2020.187
Abstract: ABSTRACT The Diamond Princess cruise ship, carrying 3711 passengers and crew members, docked at Yokohama Port in Japan on February 3, 2020. A quarantine was immediately instituted because 1 passenger who had disembarked in Hong… read more here.
Keywords: disaster medical; covid; japan; japan disaster ... See more keywords
Analysis of Disaster Medical Response: The Sejong Hospital Fire
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DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x22000334
Abstract: Abstract This paper provides a field report on a fire that broke out on January 26, 2018 at Sejong Hospital in Miryang, South Korea, engendering the establishment of a committee to investigate the hospital fire… read more here.
Keywords: fire; hospital; disaster medical; response ... See more keywords
The National Disaster Medical System and military combat readiness: A scoping review
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DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003703
Abstract: The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) was designed to provide critical health care after natural disasters or a major overseas war. Created in the 1980s. Never fully tested. Will it actually work? #NDMS #DefinitiveCare #Disaster… read more here.
Keywords: disaster; care; medical system; disaster medical ... See more keywords
Teaching extent and military service improve undergraduate self-assessed knowledge in disaster medicine: An online survey study among Swedish medical and nursing students
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1161114
Abstract: Background The purpose of this study was to identify the possible needs for undergraduate disaster medicine education in Sweden and to make informed recommendations for the implementation of disaster medicine content in medical and nursing… read more here.
Keywords: medical nursing; nursing; knowledge; disaster medical ... See more keywords