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Hospital Planning and Response for Sudden Chemical Mass Casualty Incidents

, 2018
Sudden exposure of multiple people to a chemical agent may be classified as a sudden chemical mass casualty incident (SCMCI).The vast majority of the contaminated patients will be mildly contaminated (“walking wounded”).The majority of contaminated ...
Mauricio Lynn, Lynn, Mauricio
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Emergency Response Capabilities of Institutions of Higher Education: A Case of a Developing Country

Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.
This study justifies its significance by addressing crucial gaps in knowledge concerning emergency response capabilities in higher education institutions, focusing specifically on the KNUST; ranked as the best university for quality education (SDG 4) by Times Higher Education in 2023.
Lyndon N. A. Sackey, Bin U. Sadique, Janice Tetteh, Abena T. Twumasi, Ebuka B. Uwanda, Ebenezer E. Y. Amuah, Daniel K. O. Asamoah   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency Care Needs in an Asymmetric Conflict: A Facility‐Based Cohort Study From Israel on October 7, 2023

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
In an armed conflict with loss of territorial control and reduced EMS access, healthcare planners may need to anticipate significant prehospital death and that many patients arrive at hospital informally. ABSTRACT Background Due to the deteriorating global security situation, many countries are preparing their health systems for armed conflict. Wartime
Maximilian P. Nerlander, Mohammad Abu Issa, Mor Saban, Gili Givaty, Yaniv Ovadia   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acceptability and applicability of using virtual reality for training mass casualty incidents- a mixed method study

BMC Medical Education
Background Because health professionals can end up being first responders to a mass casualty incident, they must train to improve preparedness and increase the preconditions of victim outcomes.
Sara Heldring, Maria Jirwe, Jonas Wihlborg, Veronica Lindström   +3 more
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Use of the step-up action research model to improve trauma-related nursing educational practice

Curationis, 2015
Background: A lack of authentic learning opportunities influence the quality of emergency training of nursing students. The purpose of this article is to describe how the step-up action research model was used to improve the quality of trauma-related ...
Ielse Seale, Johanna C. de Villiers
doaj   +1 more source

Contagion and Spillover Effects of the Chinese Housing Crisis on the China‐Focused ETFs Trading in the United States

Pacific Economic Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of China's recent real estate crisis, stemming from Evergrande's struggles, on the return and risk profiles of US‐listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) tracking Chinese stock market indexes. Analysing 26 funds from February 2, 2018 to December 31, 2024, we first employ a VAR model to assess contagion and ...
Gerasimos Rompotis, Spyros Papathanasiou, Drosos Koutsokostas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Fine Men from Afar’: Cricket and Empire on the Home Front

History, EarlyView.
Abstract During the Second World War, contrary to enduring images of bombardment and scarcity, people on Britain's ‘Home Front’ continued to take part in a broad array of sporting activities. Cricket played a more significant role in the wartime sporting landscape than many historians have previously recognized.
Michael Collins
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Financial Reporting Mandates on Labor Unions

Journal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Labor unions in the United States are subject to financial reporting mandates. This study examines how these mandates affect unions and their members. Using several regulation‐based empirical designs, we document that more granular reporting requirements adversely affect unions' election outcomes.
QINGKAI DONG, ANTHONY LE
wiley   +1 more source

Development of Hospital MCI and Disaster Preparedness Assessment Tool for Thailand

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2021
Prasit Wuthisuthimethawee,1 Rapeeporn Rojsaengroeng,1,2 Torpong Krongtrivate3 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Songklanagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand; 2Department of Emergency Medicine ...
Wuthisuthimethawee P, Rojsaengroeng R, Krongtrivate T   +2 more
doaj  

Dilemmas of Civilian Participation in Military Deterrence and Defence: Legal and Ethical Dimensions

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How can civilians participate in deterrence and defence in ways that do not jeopardize their immunity from deliberate attack? The principle of civilian immunity from deliberate attack in war is a core element of contemporary international humanitarian law (IHL). Uniformed combatants and others who take up arms pose a threat may be liable to be
Neta C. Crawford
wiley   +1 more source