Facing War, Terrorism, and Disaster: Toward A Child-Oriented Comprehensive Emergency Care System

• 2003

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• Nathaniel Laor; Leo Wolmer; Smadar Spirman; Ze'ev Wiener
PMID: 12725015DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s1056-4993(02)00106-2

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This review article focuses on creating a child-centered emergency care system for situations like war, terrorism, and disasters. It describes the stages of disasters and their impact on children’s mental health. The importance of early risk assessment and community involvement is highlighted. The article also emphasizes empowering individuals and communities to recover from trauma. Professionals need to adapt their roles during crises to support children effectively. Lastly, it calls for better preparedness at local levels to ensure children's safety during emergencies, using an ecological systems approach that considers social structures' flexibility in response efforts.

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Focus Area: Violence

Keywords: Child; Child Health Services; Crisis Intervention; Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Services, Psychiatric; Health Planning; Mental Health Services; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Terrorism; Humans; Adolescent; Warfare; War-Related Injuries

Emergency Management Stage: Mitigation

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians

Format: Journal Article

Media Type: Website

Institutions: Tel Aviv University

Institution Type: Academic

Language: English

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

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