Health Consequences and Management of Explosive Events

Background: Explosive events refer to events, either natural or man-made, that occur advertently or accidentally. This article aimed to study epidemiology of explosive events and investigate the health consequences of such events. It also aimed to discuss the prevention and management of these ev...

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Main Authors: Abbas Ostadtaghizadeh, Seyedeh Vahideh Soleimani, Ali Ardalan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Negah Institute for Scientific Communication 2016-01-01
Series:Health in Emergencies & Disasters Quarterly
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Online Access:http://hdq.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=38&sid=1&slc_lang=en
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spelling doaj-f8e5e64c40384dadb62aacf0fefcd42e2020-11-25T01:03:29ZengNegah Institute for Scientific CommunicationHealth in Emergencies & Disasters Quarterly2345-42102345-42102016-01-01127178Health Consequences and Management of Explosive EventsAbbas Ostadtaghizadeh0Seyedeh Vahideh Soleimani1Ali Ardalan2Department of Disaster and Public Health, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Department of Disaster and Emergency Health, National Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Urban Management, School of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.Department of Disaster and Public Health, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Department of Disaster and Emergency Health, National Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Background: Explosive events refer to events, either natural or man-made, that occur advertently or accidentally. This article aimed to study epidemiology of explosive events and investigate the health consequences of such events. It also aimed to discuss the prevention and management of these events from a healthcare provision viewpoint. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study comprised 2 sections. First, following an extensive review of the literature, a database, containing the related articles was developed. Then, the core research group drafted the first adapted version of the results. Using a Delphi panel methodology, the results were finalized based on the consensus of 11 experts. Results: Terrorist explosion is the most common type and of ever-growing explosions worldwide. It accounts for the largest proportion of casualties caused by man-made events. Health consequences of explosions can be classified into physical, mental, and social ones, which can appear immediately or a long time after the event and affect individuals, families, and societies. Conclusion: Because of the wide range and adverse impacts of explosions, healthcare authorities and staff should have a good grasp of preventive principles, as well as protection and management of explosion sites. Besides they have to be familiar with treating the injured. It is recommended that training courses and simulated explosive events be designed and run by the healthcare sector. http://hdq.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=38&sid=1&slc_lang=enExplosionsAdverse effectsPreventionManagement
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Ali Ardalan
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Seyedeh Vahideh Soleimani
Ali Ardalan
Health Consequences and Management of Explosive Events
Health in Emergencies & Disasters Quarterly
Explosions
Adverse effects
Prevention
Management
author_facet Abbas Ostadtaghizadeh
Seyedeh Vahideh Soleimani
Ali Ardalan
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title Health Consequences and Management of Explosive Events
title_short Health Consequences and Management of Explosive Events
title_full Health Consequences and Management of Explosive Events
title_fullStr Health Consequences and Management of Explosive Events
title_full_unstemmed Health Consequences and Management of Explosive Events
title_sort health consequences and management of explosive events
publisher Negah Institute for Scientific Communication
series Health in Emergencies & Disasters Quarterly
issn 2345-4210
2345-4210
publishDate 2016-01-01
description Background: Explosive events refer to events, either natural or man-made, that occur advertently or accidentally. This article aimed to study epidemiology of explosive events and investigate the health consequences of such events. It also aimed to discuss the prevention and management of these events from a healthcare provision viewpoint. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study comprised 2 sections. First, following an extensive review of the literature, a database, containing the related articles was developed. Then, the core research group drafted the first adapted version of the results. Using a Delphi panel methodology, the results were finalized based on the consensus of 11 experts. Results: Terrorist explosion is the most common type and of ever-growing explosions worldwide. It accounts for the largest proportion of casualties caused by man-made events. Health consequences of explosions can be classified into physical, mental, and social ones, which can appear immediately or a long time after the event and affect individuals, families, and societies. Conclusion: Because of the wide range and adverse impacts of explosions, healthcare authorities and staff should have a good grasp of preventive principles, as well as protection and management of explosion sites. Besides they have to be familiar with treating the injured. It is recommended that training courses and simulated explosive events be designed and run by the healthcare sector.
topic Explosions
Adverse effects
Prevention
Management
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