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

Associate Editor

Bruno Hersche Dipl. Ing. / Civ. Eng. ETH SIA
Consultant on Security and Safety, Crisis- and Disaster-Management
Crisis Management Training

Editorial Board

Ridvan Atilla MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Dokuz Eylul University

John Celentano MD
Commander, DMAT CA-9 and NMRT-West
Disaster Medical Officer
Emergency Medical Services Agency
Department of Health Services - Ferguson Complex

Matthew S. Clark AS, Flight Paramedic
Mercy Flight Central, Inc.
Hartwick Seminary Volunteer Fire Company

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)

James Crabtree RN, BSN, MICN
Program Approvals
Office of Certification
Emergency Medical Services Agency

Jack B. Davidoff MD
Chief Medical Director
Mercy Flight Central, Inc.

Gerd Deichmeier
Rescue Diver
PADI Master Instructor (Professional Association of Diving Instructors)
Medic First Aid Instructor
IDC-Staff Instructor (Instructor Development Course)

Arnaud Derossi MD
SAMU de Paris & Medic'Air International

Prof. Oksana Dmietrienko
Thermal injuries
St. Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Studies President
Baltic Association of Burns and Fire Disasters

Yoel Donchin MD
Clinical Professor of Anaesthesia
Medical Director Critical Care Transport (S.R.I.)
Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Centers

Luis F. Eljaiek Jr. MD, FACEP
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Operational 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

Caroline Fife MD
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
Professor and Director

Bruce Goldfarb EMT
Medical Journalist
Editor-in-chief, Genomics News Wire

Dr. Narendra Kumar Gupta
Professor
Dept of Surgery Era's Lucknow Medical College

Chief Cardiac Surgeon
Mayo Medical Centre

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 Body
Adjunct Professor
Department of Biochemistry
The George Washington University School of Medicine
Director
The Wellness Center, Saddlebrook Resort

Harry Hoffman MD, MPH
AsMA Member
Retired USAF Senior Flight Surgeon

Beth Hudnall Stamm Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Institute of Rural Health Studies
Idaho State University

Ludi Jagminas MD, FACEP
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Brown University School of Medicine Attending Physician
Rhode Island Hospital

Dr. Med. Alfred Kaff
Chefarzt (Chief)
Rettungs- und Krankenbefoerderungsdienst der Stadt Wien (Emergency Medical Service EMS Vienna)

Murat Kalemoglu MD
General Surgeon
Chief of the Emergency Department
GATA Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital

David J. Kearns RN, MS
Clinical Flight Nurse
Centura - St. Anthony's Flight For Life

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

Susan Martinez CRNA
Teamleader
Greater Houston Search Dogs

Medizinalrat Dr. Bernd Mayer
Teaching Professor for Disaster Medicine
University of Graz

John L. Meade MD, FACEP
Chief of Emergency Medicine
South Baldwin Regional Medical Center
CEO
Emerald Healthcare Group, P.A.

Jeffrey T. Mitchell Ph.D., CTS
Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Health Services
University of Maryland Adjunct 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

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

Bernard Nemitz
Vice President
International Society of Disaster Medicine Chief
Department of Emergency Medicine and SAMU 80

Dr. med. Hans-Richard Paschen
Director of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Amalie Sieveking Krankenhaus

Bradley J. Phillips MD
Department of Trauma & Critical Care Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Boston University School of Medicine

Nahshon Rand MD
Senior Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon
Vice-Chairman
Israel Spine Center
Senior Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon
Department of Orthopaedics
Assaf-Harofe Hospital

Primarius Dr. med. Albert Reiter
Krankenhaus Amstetten

Nobhojit Roy MD
Scientific Officer & Surgeon
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Hospital

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

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

Dr. med. Bernhard Segall
Deputy-Chief
Emergency Medical Service EMS Vienna

Olivier Seiler M.D.
Section Chief
Medical Department Fixed Wing Aircrafts
Swiss Air Rescue REGA

Major Dr. Eric Setton M.D.
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

Tom Steinov
Head of Office
Office of Hospital Emergency Planning

David P. Thomson MS, MD, FACEP
Assistant Professor and Medical Director
Division of Air Medical Services / EastCare
East Carolina University
Member 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.

John D. Weaver LSW, BCD, ACSW, CBHE
Founding Partner, Consultant, and Trainer
EYE OF THE STORM Inc.
Casework Supervisor / Mental Health Disaster Response Coordinator
Northampton County Mental Health

Garry Wilkes MD, MBBS, FACEM
Director of Trauma and Retrieveal
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

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

This is a peer reviewed journal. Every published article has been reviewed by members of the editorial board and the editor-in-chief. All articles are archived by Internet Scientific Publications LLC and recognized by The Library of Congress Catalog of Publications.

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	The Internet Journal of Rescue and Disaster Medicine™ ISSN: 1531-2992 \| Home \| Editors \| Current Issue \| Archives \| Instructions for Authors \| Disclaimer \| \| Editor in Chief Amado Alejandro Báez MD MSc EMT-P Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School Associate Editor Bruno Hersche Dipl. Ing. / Civ. Eng. ETH SIA Consultant on Security and Safety, Crisis- and Disaster-Management Crisis Management Training Editorial Board Ridvan Atilla MD Assistant Professor Department of Emergency Medicine Dokuz Eylul University John Celentano MD Commander, DMAT CA-9 and NMRT-West Disaster Medical Officer Emergency Medical Services Agency Department of Health Services - Ferguson Complex Matthew S. Clark AS, Flight Paramedic Mercy Flight Central, Inc. Hartwick Seminary Volunteer Fire Company 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) James Crabtree RN, BSN, MICN Program Approvals Office of Certification Emergency Medical Services Agency Jack B. Davidoff MD Chief Medical Director Mercy Flight Central, Inc. Gerd Deichmeier Rescue Diver PADI Master Instructor (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) Medic First Aid Instructor IDC-Staff Instructor (Instructor Development Course) Arnaud Derossi MD SAMU de Paris & Medic'Air International Prof. Oksana Dmietrienko Thermal injuries St. Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Studies President Baltic Association of Burns and Fire Disasters Yoel Donchin MD Clinical Professor of Anaesthesia Medical Director Critical Care Transport (S.R.I.) Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Centers Luis F. Eljaiek Jr. MD, FACEP Inova Fairfax Hospital Operational 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 Caroline Fife MD 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 Professor and Director Bruce Goldfarb EMT Medical Journalist Editor-in-chief, Genomics News Wire Dr. Narendra Kumar Gupta Professor Dept of Surgery Era's Lucknow Medical College Chief Cardiac Surgeon Mayo Medical Centre 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 Body Adjunct Professor Department of Biochemistry The George Washington University School of Medicine Director The Wellness Center, Saddlebrook Resort Harry Hoffman MD, MPH AsMA Member Retired USAF Senior Flight Surgeon Beth Hudnall Stamm Ph.D. Research Associate Professor Institute of Rural Health Studies Idaho State University Ludi Jagminas MD, FACEP Assistant Professor of Surgery Brown University School of Medicine Attending Physician Rhode Island Hospital Dr. Med. Alfred Kaff Chefarzt (Chief) Rettungs- und Krankenbefoerderungsdienst der Stadt Wien (Emergency Medical Service EMS Vienna) Murat Kalemoglu MD General Surgeon Chief of the Emergency Department GATA Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital David J. Kearns RN, MS Clinical Flight Nurse Centura - St. Anthony's Flight For Life 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 Susan Martinez CRNA Teamleader Greater Houston Search Dogs Medizinalrat Dr. Bernd Mayer Teaching Professor for Disaster Medicine University of Graz John L. Meade MD, FACEP Chief of Emergency Medicine South Baldwin Regional Medical Center CEO Emerald Healthcare Group, P.A. Jeffrey T. Mitchell Ph.D., CTS Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Health Services University of Maryland Adjunct 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 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 Bernard Nemitz Vice President International Society of Disaster Medicine Chief Department of Emergency Medicine and SAMU 80 Dr. med. Hans-Richard Paschen Director of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Amalie Sieveking Krankenhaus Bradley J. Phillips MD Department of Trauma & Critical Care Medicine Boston Medical Center Boston University School of Medicine Nahshon Rand MD Senior Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon Vice-Chairman Israel Spine Center Senior Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon Department of Orthopaedics Assaf-Harofe Hospital Primarius Dr. med. Albert Reiter Krankenhaus Amstetten Nobhojit Roy MD Scientific Officer & Surgeon Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Hospital 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 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 Dr. med. Bernhard Segall Deputy-Chief Emergency Medical Service EMS Vienna Olivier Seiler M.D. Section Chief Medical Department Fixed Wing Aircrafts Swiss Air Rescue REGA Major Dr. Eric Setton M.D. 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 Tom Steinov Head of Office Office of Hospital Emergency Planning David P. Thomson MS, MD, FACEP Assistant Professor and Medical Director Division of Air Medical Services / EastCare East Carolina University Member 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. John D. Weaver LSW, BCD, ACSW, CBHE Founding Partner, Consultant, and Trainer EYE OF THE STORM Inc. Casework Supervisor / Mental Health Disaster Response Coordinator Northampton County Mental Health Garry Wilkes MD, MBBS, FACEM Director of Trauma and Retrieveal Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital 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 This is a peer reviewed journal. Every published article has been reviewed by members of the editorial board and the editor-in-chief. 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