Assessment of Factors Associated With Long-term Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among 56 388 First Responders After the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.18339
Abstract: This cohort study explores the long-term course of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and identifies risk factors and their relative association with posttraumatic stress disorder among first responders dispatched to the 2011 Japanese earthquake, tsunami,… read more here.
Keywords: long term; posttraumatic stress; first responders; stress ... See more keywords
COVID-19 Vaccination Perspectives and Illnesses Among Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, and Other First Responders in the US, January to September 2021
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22640
Abstract: This cohort study assesses attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination and illness burden among vaccinated and unvaccinated law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other first responders in the US. read more here.
Keywords: officers firefighters; enforcement officers; covid vaccination; law enforcement ... See more keywords
Fentanyls and the safety of first responders: Science and recommendations
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DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22874
Abstract: Opioids have many beneficial uses in medicine, but, taken inappropriately, they can cause life-threatening health effects. The increasing use of physician-prescribed and illicit opioids, including highly potent fentanyl and its analogs, have contributed to a… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; science recommendations; fentanyls safety; first responders ... See more keywords
Prehospital Airway Management for Trauma Patients by First Responders in Six Sub-Saharan African Countries and Five Other Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review
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DOI: 10.1007/s00268-022-06481-5
Abstract: The global injury burden disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is exacerbated by a lack of robust emergency medical services. Though airway management (AM) is an essential component of prehospital emergency care, the current… read more here.
Keywords: airway management; middle income; income countries; first responders ... See more keywords
Platelet “first responders” in wound response, cancer, and metastasis
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DOI: 10.1007/s10555-017-9682-0
Abstract: Platelets serve as “first responders” during normal wounding and homeostasis. Arising from bone marrow stem cell lineage megakaryocytes, anucleate platelets can influence inflammation and immune regulation. Biophysically, platelets are optimized due to size and discoid… read more here.
Keywords: platelet first; cancer metastasis; first responders; cancer ... See more keywords
Virtual First Responders: the Role of Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine in Caring for People Impacted by Natural Disasters
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DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4440-8
Abstract: Using telemedicine in a disaster can tap a pool of out-of-state providers, thus expanding the response workforce quickly and cost-effectively. read more here.
Keywords: direct consumer; role direct; consumer telemedicine; first responders ... See more keywords
Compassion for Oneself and Others Protects the Mental Health of First Responders
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DOI: 10.1007/s12671-020-01527-y
Abstract: Objectives First responders are at elevated risk for psychological distress from frequent exposure to potentially traumatic events. Self-compassion may buffer against the negative impact of these stressors, and the potential emotional challenges of having high… read more here.
Keywords: compassion; first responders; self compassion; compassionate love ... See more keywords
Black Water Protection Bundle for First Responders and the Healthcare Environment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.06.195
Abstract: Background Black water flooding and other biological spills occur not too infrequently in the healthcare setting. Our first responders from engineering and environmental services teams often do not have immediate access to personal protective equipment… read more here.
Keywords: protection; responders healthcare; black water; healthcare environment ... See more keywords
Teaching a tracheotomy handoff tool to pediatric first responders.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.08.003
Abstract: INTRODUCTION The Critical Airway Risk Evaluation (CARE) system is an airway classification system we designed to improve handoffs between caregivers by describing the risk of a patient's airway above the tracheotomy tube, and therefore the… read more here.
Keywords: system; otolaryngology residents; practicing otolaryngologists; first responders ... See more keywords
Volunteer First Responders for Optimizing Management of Mass Casualty Incidents
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DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2018.56
Abstract: ABSTRACT Objective Rapid response to a trauma incident is vital for saving lives. However, in a mass casualty incident (MCI), there may not be enough resources (first responders and equipment) to adequately triage, prepare, and… read more here.
Keywords: response; volunteer first; first responders; management ... See more keywords
The Occupational Health Effects of Responding to a Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion Among Emergency First Responders - Lincoln County, Kentucky, 2019.
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DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2021.266
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to assess occupational health effects 1 month after responding to a natural gas pipeline explosion. METHODS First responders to a pipeline explosion in Kentucky were interviewed about pre-… read more here.
Keywords: health; pipeline explosion; first responders; response ... See more keywords