Smoke inhalation among firefighters

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Smoke inhalation may account for up to 75% of fire-related deaths and presents with a wide variety of complaints and findings. The authors examine the components of smoke to illustrate the patterns of smoke injury, provide useful guidelines on evaluation and management, survey current laboratory and diagnostic studies, and present their recommendations for treatment.

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Psychological consequences of the Kegworth air disaster

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The study sought to quantify psychiatric morbidity among survivors of a major air crash and to identify aetiological factors linked with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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Sixty-eight of the 79 survivors (86%) were assessed at a clinical interview within one year of the disaster. The majority also completed the General Health Questionnaire, the Impact of Events Scale (IES) and the Zung Anxiety and Depression Scales.

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Somatization and medicalization in the era of managed care

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In search of altruistic community: patterns of social support mobilization following Hurricane Hugo

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Transcultural aspects of dissociative and somatoform disorders

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Review of psychiatric epidemiologic research on disasters

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Emotional processing in survivors of the Jupiter cruise ship disaster

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Partial posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): the issue of psychological scars and the occurrence of PTSD symptoms

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Effects of a natural disaster on immigrants and host population

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Organised violence and the stress of exile. Predictors of mental health in a community cohort of Vietnamese refugees three years after resettlement

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The prevalence and course of mental disorders among Vietnamese refugees were studied, using a model including variables from different research traditions.

METHOD:

A consecutive community cohort of 145 Vietnamese boat refugees aged 15 and above were personally interviewed on their arrival in Norway and three years later.

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