"Disasters" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Calamities producing great damage, loss of life, and distress. They include results of natural phenomena and man-made phenomena. Normal conditions of existence are disrupted and the level of impact exceeds the capacity of the hazard-affected community.
| Descriptor ID |
D004190
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.230.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Natural Disasters- Natural Disasters
- Disaster, Natural
- Disasters, Natural
- Natural Disaster
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Disasters" by people in Profiles.
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Worrell SG, Okusanya OT. Managing Esophageal Disasters: What to Expect and What to Do. Thorac Surg Clin. 2024 Nov; 34(4):xi-xii.
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Ryan B, Kako M, Fink R, Simsek P, Barach P, Acosta J, Bhatia S, Brickhouse M, Fendt M, Fontenot A, Arenas Garcia N, Garner S, Gunduz A, Hardin DM, Hatch T, Malrey-Horne L, MacDermot M, Kayano R, McKone J, Noel C, Nomura S, Novak J, Stricklin A, Swienton R, Tayfur I, Brooks B. Strategies for Strengthening the Resilience of Public Health Systems for Pandemics, Disasters, and Other Emergencies. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2023 09 05; 17:e479.
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Phan Q, Geller DE, Broughton AS, Swan BA, Wells JS. Evaluating a Low-Cost Disaster Preparedness Simulation for Prelicensure Nursing Students. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2023 03 01; 17:e343.
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White JL, Hollander JE. Commentary on "Remote Advance Care Planning in the Emergency Department During COVID-19 Disaster: Program Development and Initial Evaluation". J Emerg Nurs. 2022 01; 48(1):7-9.
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Vieira MA, Kube PK, van Helmond JL, Hanley PC, Graber EG, Bialo SR, Slamon NB. Recipe for Disaster: Homemade Formula Leading to Severe Complications in 2 Infants. Pediatrics. 2021 09; 148(3).
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Suri RM, Bajwa G, G?b?l?s L. Commentary: Staphylococcus aureus, the master of disaster in intracardiac prosthetic infective endocarditis, on a new battlefield with antiplatelet agents. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 06; 161(6):e473.
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AlShowair AM, Bail J, Parrillo S. Family medicine capability in medical disaster response. J Emerg Manag. 2018 Nov/Dec; 16(6):405-411.
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Clay LA, Papas MA, Gill KB, Abramson DM. Factors Associated with Continued Food Insecurity among Households Recovering from Hurricane Katrina. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 08 03; 15(8).
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Pierre O, Lovejoy JF, Stanton R, Skupski R, Previl H, Bernard J, Losonczy L, Walsh M. The Use of Emergency Physicians to Deliver Anesthesia for Orthopaedic Surgery in Austere Environments: The Expansion of the Emergency Physician's General Anesthesia Syllabus to Orthopaedic Surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2018 Apr 04; 100(7):e44.
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Narayanan N, Lacy CR, Cruz JE, Nahass M, Karp J, Barone JA, Hermes-DeSantis ER. Disaster Preparedness: Biological Threats and Treatment Options. Pharmacotherapy. 2018 02; 38(2):217-234.