Background The early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic brought multiple concurrent threats—
high patient volume and acuity and, simultaneously, increased risk to health workers …

Evans j.(2010) Mapping the vulnerability of older persons to disasters. International Journal
of Older People Nursing 5, 63–70 doi: 10.1111/j. 1748‐3743.2008. 00205. x Older people sit …

During the last half of the 20th century, the focus of nursing changed from home and field to
high-tech clinics and hospitals. Nursing in the absence of technology due to man-made or …

Background Globally, shelters are a resource to promote critical health and safety in
disasters, particularly for vulnerable populations (eg, children, elderly, chronically ill). This …

Background: Veterans receiving home-based primary care (HBPC) are an especially
vulnerable population served by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) due to high rates …

Although disasters can affect anyone in a given community or region, those with access and
functional needs have the highest rates of morbidity and mortality during an emergency or …

In the field of disaster management, not many have considered the role and needs of people
with disabilities despite their number and condition. The purpose of this paper is to push for …

Today's increasing frequency and intensity of disasters merit greater focus on the
development of modalities for intervention and mitigation against the psychological impacts …

INTRODUCTION: This article reports on a descriptive study conducted in a Medical Special
Needs Shelter with evacuees from Hurricane Gustav in 2008. This shelter was operated by …

Individuals and communities with pre-existing medical conditions give rise to special needs
populations that may require/necessitate additional resources in preparing for, responding …