The Internet Journal of Rescue and Disaster Medicine
ISSN: 1531-2992
Editor in Chief
Amado Alejandro Báez MD MSc EMT-P
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston Massachusetts USA
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston Massachusetts USA
Associate Editor
Bruno Hersche Dipl. Ing. / Civ. Eng. ETH SIA
Consultant on Security and Safety, Crisis- and Disaster-Management
Crisis Management Training
Zurich Austria
Consultant on Security and Safety, Crisis- and Disaster-Management
Crisis Management Training
Zurich Austria
Editorial Board
Ridvan Atilla MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Dokuz Eylul University Turkey
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Dokuz Eylul University Turkey
John Celentano MD
Commander, DMAT CA-9 and NMRT-West;Disaster Medical Officer Emergency Medical Services Agency
Department of Health Services - Ferguson Complex
Commerce CA USA
Commander, DMAT CA-9 and NMRT-West;Disaster Medical Officer Emergency Medical Services Agency
Department of Health Services - Ferguson Complex
Commerce CA USA
Matthew S. Clark AS, Flight Paramedic
Mercy Flight Central, Inc.
Marcellus NY USAHartwick Seminary Volunteer Fire Company
Hartwick NY USA
Mercy Flight Central, Inc.
Marcellus NY USAHartwick Seminary Volunteer Fire Company
Hartwick NY USA
Michael Cox Ph.D., RN, NCC, BCECR, CEN, CCRN, EMT-P
Board Certified Expert in Emergency Crisis Response
Adjunct Professor of Counseling and Psychology
Troy University (Florida and Western Region)Legal Nurse Consultant (Private Practice)
Board Certified Expert in Emergency Crisis Response
Adjunct Professor of Counseling and Psychology
Troy University (Florida and Western Region)Legal Nurse Consultant (Private Practice)
James Crabtree RN, BSN, MICN
Program Approvals
Office of Certification
Emergency Medical Services Agency
Commerce California USA
Program Approvals
Office of Certification
Emergency Medical Services Agency
Commerce California USA
Jack B. Davidoff MD
Chief Medical Director
Mercy Flight Central, Inc.
Canandaigua New York USA
Chief Medical Director
Mercy Flight Central, Inc.
Canandaigua New York USA
Gerd Deichmeier
Rescue Diver; PADI Master Instructor (Professional Association of Diving Instructors)
Medic First Aid Instructor; IDC-Staff Instructor (Instructor Development Course)
Muntinlupa City Philippines
Rescue Diver; PADI Master Instructor (Professional Association of Diving Instructors)
Medic First Aid Instructor; IDC-Staff Instructor (Instructor Development Course)
Muntinlupa City Philippines
Arnaud Derossi MD
SAMU de Paris & Medic'Air International
Paris France
SAMU de Paris & Medic'Air International
Paris France
Prof. Oksana Dmietrienko
Thermal injuries
St. Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate StudiesPresident
Baltic Association of Burns and Fire Disasters
St. Petersburg Russia
Thermal injuries
St. Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate StudiesPresident
Baltic Association of Burns and Fire Disasters
St. Petersburg Russia
Yoel Donchin MD
Clinical Professor of Anaesthesia; Medical Director Critical Care Transport (S.R.I.)
Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Centers
Jerusalem Israel
Clinical Professor of Anaesthesia; Medical Director Critical Care Transport (S.R.I.)
Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Centers
Jerusalem Israel
Luis F. Eljaiek Jr. MD, FACEP
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church VA USAOperational Medical Director
Inova Medical AirCare
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church VA USAOperational Medical Director
Inova Medical AirCare
George S. Everly Jr. Ph.D.
Chairman of the Board Emeritus and Representative to the United Nations; for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation; Founding Executive Editor, International Journal of Emergency Mental Health; Editorial Board Member, Stress Medicine; Adjunct Faculty Member, Loyola College (Maryland); Adjunct Faculty Member, Johns Hopkins University; Distinguised Visitng Professor, Universidad de Flores de Buenos Aires; Senior Research Advisor, Social Development Office,
Office of His Highness the Amir of Kuwait, State of Kuwait; Member, Academy of Traumatology, Green Cross Foundation; Master Traumatologist, Traumatology Institute, Florida State University; Fellow, American Institute of Stress; Diplomate and Advisory Board Member, Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
Severna Park Maryland USA
Chairman of the Board Emeritus and Representative to the United Nations; for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation; Founding Executive Editor, International Journal of Emergency Mental Health; Editorial Board Member, Stress Medicine; Adjunct Faculty Member, Loyola College (Maryland); Adjunct Faculty Member, Johns Hopkins University; Distinguised Visitng Professor, Universidad de Flores de Buenos Aires; Senior Research Advisor, Social Development Office,
Office of His Highness the Amir of Kuwait, State of Kuwait; Member, Academy of Traumatology, Green Cross Foundation; Master Traumatologist, Traumatology Institute, Florida State University; Fellow, American Institute of Stress; Diplomate and Advisory Board Member, Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
Severna Park Maryland USA
Caroline Fife MD
Associate Professor; Director Hyperbaric Services
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Texas-Houston Medical School
Associate Professor; Director Hyperbaric Services
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Texas-Houston Medical School
Charles R. Figley Ph.D., CT, CTS
Editor, TRAUMATOLOGY
Traumatology Institute at Florida State University
Tallahassee FL USAProfessor and Director
Editor, TRAUMATOLOGY
Traumatology Institute at Florida State University
Tallahassee FL USAProfessor and Director
Bruce Goldfarb EMT
Medical Journalist; Editor-in-chief, Genomics News Wire
Medical Journalist; Editor-in-chief, Genomics News Wire
Dr. Narendra Kumar Gupta
Professor
Dept of Surgery Era's Lucknow Medical College
Lucknow UP IndiaChief Cardiac Surgeon Mayo Medical Centre
Lucknow UP India
Professor
Dept of Surgery Era's Lucknow Medical College
Lucknow UP IndiaChief Cardiac Surgeon Mayo Medical Centre
Lucknow UP India
Nicholas Hall PhD, MD (honory)
Contributor, Encyclopedia of Neuroscience; Editorial Board Member of the scientific journal: "Brain, Behavior, and Immunity"
Consultant, Time-Life Books' series: Journey Through the Mind and BodyAdjunct Professor
Department of Biochemistry
The George Washington University School of Medicine
Washington DC USADirector
The Wellness Center, Saddlebrook Resort
Tampla Florida USA
Contributor, Encyclopedia of Neuroscience; Editorial Board Member of the scientific journal: "Brain, Behavior, and Immunity"
Consultant, Time-Life Books' series: Journey Through the Mind and BodyAdjunct Professor
Department of Biochemistry
The George Washington University School of Medicine
Washington DC USADirector
The Wellness Center, Saddlebrook Resort
Tampla Florida USA
Harry Hoffman MD, MPH
AsMA Member; Retired USAF Senior Flight Surgeon
Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe Nevada USA
AsMA Member; Retired USAF Senior Flight Surgeon
Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe Nevada USA
Beth Hudnall
Stamm Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Institute of Rural Health Studies
Idaho State University
Pocatello ID USA
Research Associate Professor
Institute of Rural Health Studies
Idaho State University
Pocatello ID USA
Ludi Jagminas MD, FACEP
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Brown University School of MedicineAttending Physician
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence Rhode Island USA
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Brown University School of MedicineAttending Physician
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence Rhode Island USA
Dr. Med. Alfred Kaff
Chefarzt (Chief)
Rettungs- und Krankenbefoerderungsdienst der Stadt Wien (Emergency Medical Service EMS Vienna)
Vienna Austria
Chefarzt (Chief)
Rettungs- und Krankenbefoerderungsdienst der Stadt Wien (Emergency Medical Service EMS Vienna)
Vienna Austria
Murat Kalemoglu MD
General Surgeon; Chief of the Emergency Department
GATA Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital
Haydarpasa / Istanbul Turkey
General Surgeon; Chief of the Emergency Department
GATA Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital
Haydarpasa / Istanbul Turkey
David J. Kearns RN, MS
Clinical Flight Nurse
Centura - St. Anthony's Flight For Life
Denver Colorado USA
Clinical Flight Nurse
Centura - St. Anthony's Flight For Life
Denver Colorado USA
Peter Kemetzhofer M.D., FACEP
Chief of emergency physician car based EMS system Klosterneuburg and EP helicopter based EMS system Tirol; Trauma surgeon Department for trauma surgery
University of Vienna Austria
Chief of emergency physician car based EMS system Klosterneuburg and EP helicopter based EMS system Tirol; Trauma surgeon Department for trauma surgery
University of Vienna Austria
Susan Martinez CRNA
Teamleader
Greater Houston Search Dogs
Houston Texas USA
Teamleader
Greater Houston Search Dogs
Houston Texas USA
Medizinalrat Dr. Bernd Mayer
Teaching Professor for Disaster Medicine
University of Graz
Passail Austria
Teaching Professor for Disaster Medicine
University of Graz
Passail Austria
John L. Meade MD, FACEP
Chief of Emergency Medicine
South Baldwin Regional Medical Center
Fokey Alabama USACEO
Emerald Healthcare Group, P.A.
Gulf Breeze Florida USA
Chief of Emergency Medicine
South Baldwin Regional Medical Center
Fokey Alabama USACEO
Emerald Healthcare Group, P.A.
Gulf Breeze Florida USA
Jeffrey T. Mitchell Ph.D., CTS
Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Health Services
University of MarylandAdjunct Faculty, Emergency Management Institute
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Health Services
University of MarylandAdjunct Faculty, Emergency Management Institute
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Hope E. Morrow MA, MFT, CTS
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (California, USA); Certified Trauma Specialist, ATSS; Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress; Diplomate, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress; WebMaster, Trauma Central at http://home.earthlink.net/~hopefull
Los Angeles California USA
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (California, USA); Certified Trauma Specialist, ATSS; Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress; Diplomate, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress; WebMaster, Trauma Central at http://home.earthlink.net/~hopefull
Los Angeles California USA
Diane Myers R.N., M.S.N.
Consultant, Myers and Associates (California, USA); Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, Public Health Nurse; Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress,
Diplomate American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress; Certified Trauma Specialist, Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists; Certified Traumatologist, Florida State University Traumatology Institute; Master Traumatologist, Florida State University Traumatology Institute
Trainer, International Critical Incident Stress Foundation; Adjunct Faculty, California Specialized Training Institute,
California Office of Emergency Services; Member, American Red Cross Disaster Services Human Resources
Consultant, Myers and Associates (California, USA); Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, Public Health Nurse; Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress,
Diplomate American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress; Certified Trauma Specialist, Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists; Certified Traumatologist, Florida State University Traumatology Institute; Master Traumatologist, Florida State University Traumatology Institute
Trainer, International Critical Incident Stress Foundation; Adjunct Faculty, California Specialized Training Institute,
California Office of Emergency Services; Member, American Red Cross Disaster Services Human Resources
Bernard Nemitz
Vice President
International Society of Disaster MedicineChief
Department of Emergency Medicine and SAMU 80 France
Vice President
International Society of Disaster MedicineChief
Department of Emergency Medicine and SAMU 80 France
Dr. med. Hans-Richard Paschen
Director of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Amalie Sieveking Krankenhaus
Hamburg Germany
Director of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Amalie Sieveking Krankenhaus
Hamburg Germany
Bradley J. Phillips MD
Department of Trauma & Critical Care Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston MA USA
Department of Trauma & Critical Care Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston MA USA
Nahshon Rand MD
Senior Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon; Vice-Chairman
Israel Spine Center
Tel-Aviv IsraelSenior Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon
Department of Orthopaedics
Assaf-Harofe Hospital
Zrifin Israel
Senior Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon; Vice-Chairman
Israel Spine Center
Tel-Aviv IsraelSenior Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon
Department of Orthopaedics
Assaf-Harofe Hospital
Zrifin Israel
Primarius Dr. med. Albert Reiter
Krankenhaus Amstetten
Amstetten Austria
Krankenhaus Amstetten
Amstetten Austria
Nobhojit Roy MD
Scientific Officer & Surgeon
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Hospital
Anushaktinagar, Mumbai India
Scientific Officer & Surgeon
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Hospital
Anushaktinagar, Mumbai India
Robert T. Scott Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist; Founder and Western Region Director, International Crisis Specialists; Department Psychologist, Los Angeles City Fire Department; Director, Critical Incident Stress Management Program
Los Angeles City Fire Department; Volunteer Mental Health Advisor, Los Angeles Chapter of the American Red Cross; Member and Approved Trainer (Basic CISM),
International Critical Incident Stress Foundation
Licensed Psychologist; Founder and Western Region Director, International Crisis Specialists; Department Psychologist, Los Angeles City Fire Department; Director, Critical Incident Stress Management Program
Los Angeles City Fire Department; Volunteer Mental Health Advisor, Los Angeles Chapter of the American Red Cross; Member and Approved Trainer (Basic CISM),
International Critical Incident Stress Foundation
Prof Dr. med. Peter Sefrin
Leiter der Sektion f?klinische Notfallmedizin an der Klinik f? Anaesthesiologie der Universit?Wuerzburg; (Section Chief, Preclinical Emergency Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wuerzburg, Germany); Bundesfeuerwehrarzt Deutschland; (Federal Head Physician, German Fire Brigade); Vorsitzender der Bundesvereinigung der Arbeitsgemeinschaften Not?te; Deutschlands (BAND); (President of the German Federal Association of Emergency Physicians); Vorsitzender der Sektion Rettungswesen der Deutschen; interdisziplin?n Vereinigung f?ensiv- und Notfallmedizin (DIVI); (President of the Section Emergency Medicine, German Society of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine); Klinik f?esthesiologie der Universit?W?g; Sektion f?klinische Notfallmedizin
Leiter der Sektion f?klinische Notfallmedizin an der Klinik f? Anaesthesiologie der Universit?Wuerzburg; (Section Chief, Preclinical Emergency Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wuerzburg, Germany); Bundesfeuerwehrarzt Deutschland; (Federal Head Physician, German Fire Brigade); Vorsitzender der Bundesvereinigung der Arbeitsgemeinschaften Not?te; Deutschlands (BAND); (President of the German Federal Association of Emergency Physicians); Vorsitzender der Sektion Rettungswesen der Deutschen; interdisziplin?n Vereinigung f?ensiv- und Notfallmedizin (DIVI); (President of the Section Emergency Medicine, German Society of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine); Klinik f?esthesiologie der Universit?W?g; Sektion f?klinische Notfallmedizin
Dr. med. Bernhard Segall
Deputy-Chief
Emergency Medical Service EMS Vienna
Vienna Austria
Deputy-Chief
Emergency Medical Service EMS Vienna
Vienna Austria
Olivier Seiler M.D.
Section Chief
Medical Department Fixed Wing Aircrafts
Swiss Air Rescue REGA
Zuerich Switzerland
Section Chief
Medical Department Fixed Wing Aircrafts
Swiss Air Rescue REGA
Zuerich Switzerland
Major Dr. Eric Setton M.D.
Anesthesiologist; MedEvac Squad Commander
Search And Rescue unit 669
Tel Nof Air Force Base
Israel Air Force
Anesthesiologist; MedEvac Squad Commander
Search And Rescue unit 669
Tel Nof Air Force Base
Israel Air Force
Paul R. Smith REMTP
Nationally Registered EMT Paramedic; Captain, Mobile Fire-Rescue Department, Mobile, Alabama; Shift Supervisor/Instructor, City/County Hazardous Materials Team; Weapons of Mass Destruction Train the Trainer; Rope Rescue Instructor; Incident Command System Instructor; Industrial Fire Instructor
Mobile Alabama USA
Nationally Registered EMT Paramedic; Captain, Mobile Fire-Rescue Department, Mobile, Alabama; Shift Supervisor/Instructor, City/County Hazardous Materials Team; Weapons of Mass Destruction Train the Trainer; Rope Rescue Instructor; Incident Command System Instructor; Industrial Fire Instructor
Mobile Alabama USA
Tom Steinov
Head of Office
Office of Hospital Emergency Planning
Copenhagen Denmark
Head of Office
Office of Hospital Emergency Planning
Copenhagen Denmark
David P. Thomson MS, MD, FACEP
Assistant Professor and Medical Director
Division of Air Medical Services / EastCare
East Carolina University
Greenville North Carolina USAMember of the board of the Air Medical Physician Association
Air Medical Services Committee Chair for the National Association of EMS Physicians
Site surveyor for the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems
Assistant Professor and Medical Director
Division of Air Medical Services / EastCare
East Carolina University
Greenville North Carolina USAMember of the board of the Air Medical Physician Association
Air Medical Services Committee Chair for the National Association of EMS Physicians
Site surveyor for the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems
Joseph Varon M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P.
Greg Vickers NREMT-P, LRT
Flight Paramedic, Bannock Life Flight; Captain, Pocatello Fire Department Technical Rescue Team; HazMat Team Leader, Idaho Regional Response Team; State Instructor, EMS, Rescue, Hazardous Materials; Co-owner, Industrial Training Specialties, Inc.
Pocatello Idaho USA
Flight Paramedic, Bannock Life Flight; Captain, Pocatello Fire Department Technical Rescue Team; HazMat Team Leader, Idaho Regional Response Team; State Instructor, EMS, Rescue, Hazardous Materials; Co-owner, Industrial Training Specialties, Inc.
Pocatello Idaho USA
John D. Weaver LSW, BCD, ACSW, CBHE
Founding Partner, Consultant, and Trainer EYE OF THE STORM Inc.
Bethlehem Pennsylvania USACasework Supervisor / Mental Health Disaster Response Coordinator
Northampton County Mental Health
Bethlehem Pennsylvania USA
Founding Partner, Consultant, and Trainer EYE OF THE STORM Inc.
Bethlehem Pennsylvania USACasework Supervisor / Mental Health Disaster Response Coordinator
Northampton County Mental Health
Bethlehem Pennsylvania USA
Garry Wilkes MD, MBBS, FACEM
Director of Trauma and Retrieveal
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Australia
Director of Trauma and Retrieveal
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Australia
Bruce H. Young LCSW
Disaster Services Coordinator
Clinical Education Specialist
Education and Clinical Laboratory Division
National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Department of Veterans Affairs
Menlo Park California USA
Disaster Services Coordinator
Clinical Education Specialist
Education and Clinical Laboratory Division
National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Department of Veterans Affairs
Menlo Park California USA