Disasters

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	N06.230.100
Concept/Terms	Disasters Disasters Disaster Natural Disasters Natural Disasters Disaster, Natural Disasters, Natural Natural Disaster

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Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Environment [N06.230]
Disasters [N06.230.100]

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Bar chart showing 25 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2005	1	0	1
2007	2	0	2
2008	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	1	0	1
2013	3	0	3
2014	2	0	2
2015	0	1	1
2017	1	0	1
2018	3	1	4
2019	1	1	2
2021	0	1	1
2022	2	0	2
2023	2	0	2

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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 Mar 01; 17:e343.

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Kirsch TD, Lee CJ, Kimball MM, Gill KB, Sison AR, Sizemore WL, Adeniji AA, Klimczak VL, Deussing EC. Opportunities to Strengthen the National Disaster Medical System: The Military-Civilian NDMS Interoperability Study. Health Secur. 2022 Jul-Aug; 20(4):339-347.

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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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Schoch-Spana M, Gill K, Hosangadi D, Slemp C, Burhans R, Zeis J, Carbone E, Links J. Top-Down and Bottom-Up Measurement to Enhance Community Resilience to Disasters. Am J Public Health. 2019 09; 109(S4):S265-S267.

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Digregorio H, Graber JS, Saylor J, Ness M. Assessment of interprofessional collaboration before and after a simulated disaster drill experience. Nurse Educ Today. 2019 Aug; 79:194-197.

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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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Daugherty Biddison EL, Faden R, Gwon HS, Mareiniss DP, Regenberg AC, Schoch-Spana M, Schwartz J, Toner ES. Too Many Patients?A Framework to Guide Statewide Allocation of Scarce Mechanical Ventilation During Disasters. Chest. 2019 04; 155(4):848-854.

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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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