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An overview of social inflation in the US property and casualty insurance industry in 2025

Risk Management and Insurance Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines social inflation in the US property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry, exploring its definition, origins, and key drivers. We highlight its evolution over time and growing significance in 2025, and we discuss potential strategies for insurers, reinsurers, and policymakers to mitigate its impact in the future.
Marie‐Laure Badiel, Georges Dionne
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An interorganizational task force for disasters affecting US blood supply

Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives The US Interorganizational Task Force for Domestic Disasters and Acts of Terrorism (Interorganizational Disaster Task Force [IDTF]) is coordinated by the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB).
Glenn Ramsey, Frank Berry
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Paris Olympics and Paralympics: Insights from nationwide coordination in preparedness, supply chain management and blood inventory

Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Abstract The Paris 2024 Olympic Games posed a unique challenge due to their scale, associated risks and the need for robust healthcare preparedness. This review outlines the forecasting and anticipatory measures taken by the Etablissement français du sang (EFS) to ensure a resilient blood supply chain throughout the event.
Jean‐Baptiste Thibert, Hervé Meinrad, Thibaut Bocquet, Marjolaine Jacques, Thierry Baudonet, Pierre Tiberghien, Sabine Cléophax, Syria Laperche, Pierre Gallian, Sophie Le Cam   +9 more
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Blood supply continuity and emergency preparedness in natural and man‐made disasters and in armed conflicts—The Nordic perspectives

Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent events have highlighted the urgent need for comprehensive blood preparedness plans at local, regional, national and cross‐border levels within the Nordic countries. This article outlines the perspectives and strategies related to blood preparedness in Norway, Sweden and Finland, in the context of emergencies, disasters and armed ...
Agneta Wikman, Christian Medby, Denise Bäckström, Jarkko Ihalainen, Markus Lyyra, Patrik Nimberger‐Hansson, Geir Strandenes, Jouni Lauronen, Torunn Apelseth   +8 more
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Improving Emergency Medicine Residents’ Comfort in Responding to Mass Casualty Incidents: A Cost-Effective Exercise Utilizing Real-Time Feedback

Open Access Emergency Medicine
Sara L Wattenbarger Department of Emergency Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USACorrespondence: Sara L Wattenbarger, Email swattenbarger@health.southalabama.eduBackground: Mass casualty incidents present significant challenges to ...
Wattenbarger SL
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Contemporary disasters may not kill more women than men: an empirical inquiry into sex‐differentiated fatalities in the twenty‐first century

Disasters, Volume 50, Issue 3, July 2026.
Abstract This study investigates the claim that women are disproportionately more likely to die in disasters by reviewing existing data sources and compiling new datasets on sex‐differentiated disaster fatalities in the twenty‐first century. The analysis is structured by disaster type, covering geophysical, meteorological, climatological, hydrological,
Olivier Rubin
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Investigating Emergency Medical System Challenges in Mass Casualty Incidents: A Case Report Study in Road Traffic Accidents in Northern Iran [PDF]

Health in Emergencies & Disasters Quarterly
Background: Before the arrival of patients at medical facilities, emergency medical teams often encounter numerous challenges in dealing with mass casualties resulting from road traffic accidents.
Ali Mohajervatan, Mitra Ashabi, Fatemeh Rezaei   +2 more
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Challenge Patient Dispatching in Mass Casualty Incidents [PDF]

, 2012
Efficient management of mass casualty incidents is complex, since regular emergency medical services struc-tures have to be switched to a temporary "disaster mode" involving additional operational and tactical struc-tures. Most of the relevant decisions have to be taken on-site in a provisional and chaotic environment.
Donner, Anton, Greiner-Mai, Thomas, Adler, Christine   +2 more
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Beyond the headlines: the intangible costs of terrorism

Economica, Volume 93, Issue 371, Page 1122-1144, July 2026.
Abstract Do terrorist attacks affect life satisfaction and mental health? To explore this question, we analyse data on all casualty‐causing terrorist incidents in Great Britain from 1992 to 2020, and combine this information with individual‐level data from the British Household Panel Survey and the UK Household Longitudinal Study over the same period ...
Harry Pickard, Vincenzo Bove, Georgios Efthyvoulou   +2 more
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Voting in Ruins: Examining the Effect of a Tornado on Voting Behavior Toward Coalition Government Parties

Economics &Politics, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 446-459, July 2026.
ABSTRACT The electoral effects of natural disasters have gained increasing importance in recent research. This paper analyzes the impact of an unprecedentedly strong tornado on the electoral results of coalition government parties in the 2021 Czech general election.
Jakub Jusko, Peter Spáč
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