Publications by authors named "F Somville"
Article Synopsis
- Terrorist attacks can lead to significant casualties, affecting emergency medical systems; this study compares events with high injury rates vs. high fatality rates.
- The analysis utilized data from the Global Terrorism Database, focusing on key factors like timing, location, and attack methods from the top 100 deadly and injurious events.
- Findings reveal that high injury rate attacks, particularly bombings and CBRN incidents, impose a heavier burden on healthcare systems than those with high fatalities, highlighting the need for improved preparedness in healthcare responses.
Objectives: Belgium is not only prone to inland terrorism but also attracts terrorist factions aiming at various political, diplomatic, military, and/or religious targets. This study aimed to identify and characterize all documented terrorist attacks in Belgium reported to the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) over a period of 50 years.
Methods: The GTD was searched for all terrorist attacks in Belgium between 1970 and 2019.
Aim Of The Study: First, to provide a synthesis and analysis of available scientific literature regarding the level of work stress and burnout among emergency physicians. Second, to identify the effect of the specific work situation-related factors.
Methods: A systematic search was performed in NCBI PubMed and Embase.
Background: Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, and the recent Russo-Ukrainian war that started in 2022, were triggers that radically changed the perception of security in the Nordic and Baltic countries. The on-going Russian hybrid war has resulted in a renewed global interest in the safety and security of many countries (eg, the Nordic-Baltic Eight). The prospective North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) membership of Finland and Sweden may drastically change the regional military and political landscape.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The on-going Russo-Ukrainian war has resulted in a renewed global interest in the safety and security of nuclear installations and the possibility of nuclear disasters caused by warfare and terrorism.The objective of this study was to identify and characterize all documented terrorist attacks against nuclear transport, nuclear facilities, and nuclear scientists as reported to the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) over a 50-year period.
Methods: The GTD was searched for all terrorist attacks against nuclear facilities, nuclear scientists, nuclear transport, and other nuclear industry-related targets in the period from 1970-2020.