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Disaster Medicine

From Response to Risk Reduction: The Evolving Field of Disaster Medicine

8/1/2023 Capt. Yev Maksimenko, MD, MA, DiMM, FAWM, FP-C , Sriram Venkatesan, FAWM
An interview with Gregory Ciottone, MD, a leader in disaster medicine and president of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM)
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International EM , Social EM , Leadership , Disaster Medicine

The War in Ukraine: How Can Emergency Physicians Help?

4/21/2022 Daria Hunter, MD , Rebecca Leff, MD , Colin Bucks, MD
The crisis in Ukraine has created a pivotal time for emergency physicians to provide the right type of aid and, eventually, help bolster EM education and practice within Ukrainian health care.
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EMS , Disaster Medicine , Toxicology

Hydrofluoric Acid Related Injuries and Illness for First Responders

8/10/2021 Jett MacPherson, MSII
Emergency physicians, tactical medical providers, and other first responders are tasked with taking care of those who become injured or ill in mass gatherings that turn violent. Hydrofluoric acid expo
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Trauma , EMS , Disaster Medicine

Stop The Bleed: Why It Matters Now

8/10/2021 James Nardini, MS, NRP
Hemorrhage control programs such as Stop The Bleed remain a versatile option for responders of all backgrounds.
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EMS , Disaster Medicine , Prehospital Care

Until Help Arrives - Prehospital Emergency Medicine All Citizens Should Have

6/10/2020 Luke Wohlford
For a long time, prehospital emergency medicine education was limited to those training for jobs in the field. Only in the last several decades have mass education initiatives emphasized emergency med
Disaster Medicine , Prehospital Care

Tactical Medicine: An Evolving EM Subspecialty

2/12/2020 Cameron B. Justice
A Q&A with a tactical medicine pioneer, Dr. John Wipfler III.
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Toxicology , Disaster Medicine , Trauma

So I Watched CHERNOBYL… Now What? Revisiting Acute Radiation Syndrome

10/10/2019 Leslie Crosby, MD , Laura Roper, MD , Dorian Jacobs, MD
A targeted look at the effects of radiation sickness and what measures to take for decontamination and initial treatment.
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EMS , Disaster Medicine , Prehospital Care

Tactical Medicine: Providing Care in the Urban Battlefield

4/15/2018 Jeffrey Uribe, MD , Amado Alejandro Baez, MD, MPH, FACEP, FCCM
The role of the tactical physician can vary, but it almost always involves preventive medicine, medical intelligence, and operational assistance. These skills make the physician an indispensable part
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Disaster Medicine , EMIG , Med Student

Disaster Medicine: Engaging Your EMIG

6/21/2017 Michael Messina, DO
Disaster Medicine: Engaging Your EMIG In the fall of 2016, an attack at The Ohio State University, my alma mater and a school just down the road from my current medical school, hit close to home. Luc
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Disaster Medicine , Sepsis

Preshospital Sepsis Alerts: A Stemi or Stroke Equivalent?

6/5/2017 Michael Spigner, MD, EMT-CC , Alanna O'Connell, DO
Preshospital Sepsis Alerts: A Stemi or Stroke Equivalent? “This is Medic 19 bringing in a Sepsis Alert, ETA 5 min.” With that alert, you mobilize your team and prepare for the patient. When they arr

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Episode 100 Disaster Medicine

Emergency Medicine Cases 09/12/2017

Disaster Preparedness for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician

PEMBlog 10/24/2019

Improving mass casualty planning in low resource settings: Médecins Sans Frontières and International Committee of the Red Cross perspective – British Journal of Anaesthesia

Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine – THE PHARM dedicated to the memory of Dr John Hinds 01/16/2022

Baldisseri – How to Prepare your ICU for a Disaster

University of Maryland 09/13/2019
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