Emergency Organization of Child Psychiatric Care Following the Terrorist Attack on July 14, 2016, in Nice, France

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (02) ◽  
pp. 144-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucie Chauvelin ◽  
Morgane Gindt ◽  
Bertrand Olliac ◽  
Philippe Robert ◽  
Susanne Thümmler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Child Psychiatry ◽  
Emergency Care ◽  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Terrorist Attack ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Public Health Preparedness ◽  
Mass Trauma ◽  
Child Psychiatric

AbstractIn the actual context of terrorism targeting children and families, it seems essential to describe different experiences of pediatric psychological emergency devices after such unexpected mass trauma. Here we testify our experience of the psychological emergency care setup dedicated to children and families during the first 48 hours after the terrorist attack of Nice, France, on July 14, 2016. Activated within the hour following the attack, the device included two child psychiatry teams turning over each day, receiving at least 163 individuals (99 children and 64 adults) within the first 2 days. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13:144–146)

scholarly journals Florida Department of Health Workers’ Response to 2004 Hurricanes: A Qualitative Analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly B. Herberman Mash ◽  
Carol S. Fullerton ◽  
Kathleen Kowalski-Trakofler ◽  
Dori B. Reissman ◽  
Ted Scharf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Emergency Care ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Public Health Preparedness ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Florida Department ◽  
Public Health Workers

AbstractObjectiveExaminations of the demands on public health workers after disaster exposure have been limited. Workers provide emergency care while simultaneously risking injury, damage to personal property, and threats to their own and their family's safety. We examined the disaster management experiences of 4323 Florida Department of Health workers 9 months after their response to 4 hurricanes and 1 tropical storm during a 7-week period in August and September of 2004.MethodsParticipants completed a self-report questionnaire focused on work performance, mental and physical health, daily functioning, sleep disturbance, physiological arousal, and injury and work demand at the time of the hurricanes, and answered open-ended questions that described their experiences in more detail.ResultsA qualitative analysis conducted from the write-in data yielded 4 domains: (1) work/life balance; (2) training for disaster response role; (3) workplace support; and (4) recovery.ConclusionsStudy findings highlighted a number of concerns that are important to public health workers who provide emergency care after a disaster and, in particular, multiple disasters such as during the 2004 hurricane season. The findings also yielded important recommendations for emergency public health preparedness. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2013;0:1–7)

Postexposure Interventions to Prevent Infection With HBV, HCV, or HIV, and Tetanus in People Wounded During Bombings and Other Mass Casualty Events—United States, 2008: Recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 150-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louisa E. Chapman ◽  
Ernest E. Sullivent ◽  
Lisa A. Grohskopf ◽  
Elise M. Beltrami ◽  
Joseph F. Perz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Mass Casualty ◽  
Acute Injury ◽  
Mass Casualties ◽  
Public Health Preparedness ◽  
Mass Casualty Event ◽  
Public Health Officials ◽  
Centers For Disease Control

ABSTRACTPeople wounded during bombings or other events resulting in mass casualties or in conjunction with the resulting emergency response may be exposed to blood, body fluids, or tissue from other injured people and thus be at risk for bloodborne infections such as hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, human immunodeficiency virus, or tetanus. This report adapts existing general recommendations on the use of immunization and postexposure prophylaxis for tetanus and for occupational and nonoccupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens to the specific situation of a mass casualty event. Decisions regarding the implementation of prophylaxis are complex, and drawing parallels from existing guidelines is difficult. For any prophylactic intervention to be implemented effectively, guidance must be simple, straightforward, and logistically undemanding. Critical review during development of this guidance was provided by representatives of the National Association of County and City Health Officials, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, and representatives of the acute injury care, trauma, and emergency response medical communities participating in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Terrorism Injuries: Information, Dissemination and Exchange project. The recommendations contained in this report represent the consensus of US federal public health officials and reflect the experience and input of public health officials at all levels of government and the acute injury response community. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2008;2:150–165)

Preparedness 3.0: Addressing the Future

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 728-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georges C. Benjamin
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Extreme Weather ◽  
Common Occurrence ◽  
Public Health Preparedness ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
State Sponsorship ◽  
The Future

ABSTRACTThe last 14 years has taught us that that we are facing a new reality; a reality in which public health emergencies are a common occurrence. Today, we live in a world with dangerous people without state sponsorship who are an enormous threat to our safety; one where emerging and reemerging infectious diseases are waiting to break out; a world where the benefits of globalization in trade, transportation, and social media brings threats to our communities faster and with a greater risk than ever before. Even climate change has entered into the preparedness equation, bringing with it the forces of nature in the form of extreme weather and its complications. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2015;9:728–729)

The Danger of Declining Funds: Public Health Preparedness in NYC

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Marquez ◽  
Prachee Patel ◽  
Marisa Raphael ◽  
Beth Maldin Morgenthau
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Preparedness

Building Curriculum for Training in Community Child Psychiatry

1996 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 400-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Leverette ◽  
Arthur Froese ◽  
Vincenzo DiNicola
Keyword(s):  
Child Psychiatry ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Practical Approach ◽  
Psychiatric Training ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Didactic Teaching ◽  
Curriculum Review ◽  
Child Psychiatric

Objective: To present a practical approach to curriculum design for community-based care in child psychiatry. Method: A design template is presented, steps for a curriculum review are derived from it, and as an example, a small academic division's program is reviewed. Results: The division's curriculum was developed according to the template, resulting in an enhanced focus and improved coverage of topics through a combination of experiential and didactic teaching. Conclusion: The suggested format is considered applicable to child psychiatric training programs of all sizes and offers an opportunity to review or initiate the teaching of community child psychiatry.

Twenty Years After 9/11: The Public Health Preparedness We Need Now

2021 ◽  
pp. e1-e3
Author(s):  
Michael R. Fraser ◽  
Raphael M. Barishansky ◽  
James S. Blumenstock
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Preparedness ◽  
The Public
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