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Introduction: In recent years, with the frequent occurrence of public health emergencies, various infectious diseases and natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, and fires have placed a burden on global public health and health care systems, especially on health care workers. This study aimed to investigate the current state of psychological capital among disaster care reservists and the factors influencing it.
Methods: Between January and February 2024, a total of 330 members of the disaster nursing reserve team from 4 tertiary general hospitals in Mianyang, China, were surveyed using an online platform named Wenjuanxing to obtain information on general demographics, psychological capital, and job burnout.
The 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake and the Strategy of Medical Assistance from the Tohoku University Hospital.
Tohoku J Exp Med
February 2024
International Cooperation for Disaster Medicine Lab., International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University.
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- A Mw 7.5 earthquake hit the Noto Peninsula in Japan on January 1, 2024, causing massive destruction, including the loss of over 43,000 buildings and 236 fatalities.
- The earthquake triggered a tsunami and significantly disrupted infrastructure and medical facilities, despite them being structurally intact.
- Japan's disaster medical system quickly mobilized emergency teams, including the Japan Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT), to address various health issues, building on lessons learned from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake for improved response effectiveness.
Tonga national emergency medical team response to the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption and tsunami: the first deployment of the Tonga Emergency Medical Assistance Team (TEMAT).
Western Pac Surveill Response J
November 2023
World Health Organization Country Liaison Office for Tonga, Nuku'alofa, Tonga.
Problem: The undersea Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted on 15 January 2022, causing a tsunami that affected Tonga as well as other countries around the Pacific rim. Tonga's international borders were closed at the time due to the coronavirus disease pandemic, but clinical surge support was needed to respond to this disaster.
Context: Tonga's Ministry of Health formed the Tonga Emergency Medical Assistance Team (TEMAT) in 2018 to provide clinical care and public health assistance during disasters, outbreaks and other health emergencies.
Transforming global approaches to chronic disease prevention and management across the lifespan: integrating genomics, behavior change, and digital health solutions.
Front Public Health
January 2024
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Chronic illnesses are a major threat to global population health through the lifespan into older age. Despite world-wide public health goals, there has been a steady increase in chronic and non-communicable diseases (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUrban search and rescue operations (USAR) in collapsed buildings after the 2023 earthquake in Türkiye.
Emergencias
August 2023
RINVEMERSEMES (Red de Investigación en Emergencias Prehospitalarias). Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias (SAMU-Asturias), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (Grupo de Investigación en Asistencia Prehospitalaria y Desastres), España. Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, España.
The earthquakes that occurred in February 2023 in Türkiye had some of the worst consequences of recent years. The Turkish authorities first deployed local resources and then appealed for international help. The International Search and Rescue Group of the United Nations aims to establish minimum international standards for search and rescue teams and a methodology for coordinating responses to earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters.
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