A Systematic Review of the Impact of Disaster on the Mental Health of Medical Responders.

Introduction: Medical responders are at-risk of experiencing a wide range of negative psychological health conditions following a disaster.

Aim: Published literature was reviewed on the adverse psychological health outcomes in medical responders to various disasters and mass casualties in order to: (1) assess the psychological impact of disasters on medical responders; and (2) identify the possible risk factors associated with psychological impacts on medical responders.

Methods: A literature search of PubMed, Discovery Service, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and Cochrane databases for studies on the prevalence/risk factors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental disorders in medical responders of disasters and mass casualties was carried out using pre-determined keywords.

Reduction in Door-to-Needle Time after Transfer of Thrombolysis Site from CCU to Emergency Department.

Objective. Early restoration of coronary perfusion by thrombolysis or percutaneous coronary intervention is the main modality of treatment to salvage the ischemic myocardium. The earlier the procedure is completed, the greater the benefit is in saving myocardium and restoring its functions.