OBJECTIVE: To review existing literature to assess the risks of infection from dead bodies after a natural disaster occurs, including who is most at risk, what precautions should be taken, and how to safely dispose of the bodies. METHODS: Disease transmission requires the presence of an infectious agent, exposure to that agent, and a susceptible host. These elements were considered to characterize the infectious disease risk from dead bodies. Using the PubMed on-line databases of the National Library of Medicine of the United States of America, searching was done for relevant literature on the infection risks for public safety workers and funeral workers as well as for guidelines for the management of the dead and prevention of infection. A...
Objetivo: Este estudio analiza los episodios de desastres ocurridos en España entre 1950 y 2005, par...
Poisonings are a public health problem and one of the main causes of income in emergency rooms natio...
Legionnaires' disease : use water management programs in buildings to help prevent outbreaks [Spanis...
OBJECTIVE: To review existing literature to assess the risks of infection from dead bodies after a n...
For decades, after nearly every natural disaster, fear of disease has encouraged communities, local ...
In the wake of disasters, the lack of information on how to handle and dispose of corpses leads the ...
Abstract In the wake of disasters, the lack of information on how to handle and dispose of corpses l...
Objetivo: este estudo se propôs a avaliar a possibilidade de se obter informações de infecção hospit...
Objetivo: este estudo se propôs a avaliar a possibilidade de se obter informações de infecção hospit...
This technical note provides guidance on the disposal of dead bodies in emergency situations. Where ...
Cadavers may pose infection hazards to people who handle them. None of the organisms that caused mas...
A cross-sectional study was carried out in camps of temporary housing facilities after the earthquak...
Emergency wound care after a natural disaster [Spanish]El riesgo de lesiones es alto durante un hura...
Death scene investigation after natural disaster or other weather-related events : a toolkit [Spanis...
This is the final version. Available on open access from Manchester University Press via the DOI in ...
Objetivo: Este estudio analiza los episodios de desastres ocurridos en España entre 1950 y 2005, par...
Poisonings are a public health problem and one of the main causes of income in emergency rooms natio...
Legionnaires' disease : use water management programs in buildings to help prevent outbreaks [Spanis...
OBJECTIVE: To review existing literature to assess the risks of infection from dead bodies after a n...
For decades, after nearly every natural disaster, fear of disease has encouraged communities, local ...
In the wake of disasters, the lack of information on how to handle and dispose of corpses leads the ...
Abstract In the wake of disasters, the lack of information on how to handle and dispose of corpses l...
Objetivo: este estudo se propôs a avaliar a possibilidade de se obter informações de infecção hospit...
Objetivo: este estudo se propôs a avaliar a possibilidade de se obter informações de infecção hospit...
This technical note provides guidance on the disposal of dead bodies in emergency situations. Where ...
Cadavers may pose infection hazards to people who handle them. None of the organisms that caused mas...
A cross-sectional study was carried out in camps of temporary housing facilities after the earthquak...
Emergency wound care after a natural disaster [Spanish]El riesgo de lesiones es alto durante un hura...
Death scene investigation after natural disaster or other weather-related events : a toolkit [Spanis...
This is the final version. Available on open access from Manchester University Press via the DOI in ...
Objetivo: Este estudio analiza los episodios de desastres ocurridos en España entre 1950 y 2005, par...
Poisonings are a public health problem and one of the main causes of income in emergency rooms natio...
Legionnaires' disease : use water management programs in buildings to help prevent outbreaks [Spanis...