Mass fatalities can present the forensic anthropologist and forensic pathologist with a different set of challenges to those presented by a single fatality. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Collapse

  Families who were moments ago shopping in strip malls are now trapped beneath several tons of steel beams and debris, with friends nearby struggling to survive inside a collapsed movie theatre. [teex.org]

  Due to the dangers of additional mudslides and collapse of the entire slope, the rescue workers were withdrawn. The 16 miners were later declared dead by a Court Order after a full investigation into the disaster was completed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Janeiro, Brazil 2019-0151 Floods and strong winds; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan 2019-0158 Floods and landslides; Colombia 2019-0159 Floods: Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China (P Rep) 2019-9145 Drought; Kenya Technological disasters: 2019-0157 Collapse [emdat.be]

  We saw this during the Olympics when the security contractor effectively collapsed and the army had to come in. [theguardian.com]

• Falling

  To Pascal and Butler fall the emotionally overwrought pop love songs like “Feelings.” [variety.com]

  Technological disasters: 2017-0419 A bus falls into a river; Dhading district, Nepal 2017-0420 Bus accident; near Dosso, Niger 2017-0429 Fire in a firework factory; Jakarta, Indonesia Week 42-2017: October 16 - October 22 Natural disasters: 2017-0431 [emdat.be]

  Proportions of children falling into each trajectory varied widely across studies, but overall, resilience was the most prevalent trajectory. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Later, Felicity Is Still The Ultimate Fall Fashion Lookbook," 28 Sep. 2018 Fears of disaster may seem out of place in an economy that remains one of the fastest growing on earth, expanding by 7.4 percent last year. — New York Times, "Turkey’s Economy [merriam-webster.com]

• Weakness

  Also regarding concurrent validity, weak to moderate positive correlations were observed between the KCES-D and the trauma-related measures. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Hurricane Katrina turned into a catastrophe in New Orleans because of a combination of extremely heavy weather – possibly linked to climate change – and weak and neglected public infrastructure. [theguardian.com]

  But SSPEED thinks that would have some weaknesses. In a report released Tuesday, it calls for a more elaborate system, including further lines of defense closer to the ship channel. The plan would top out at more than $10 billion. [theatlantic.com]

  The accident exposed "certain weaknesses" in Japan's regulatory framework, with responsibilities divided among a number of bodies. [world-nuclear.org]

• Pain

  In July 2014, a 59 year-old Japanese widow, living alone, presented to our hospital with a lump and pain in her right breast, which had originally appeared in April 2011 and continuously deteriorated for 3 years and 3 months. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  […] backup battery Download the Recommended Supplies List (PDF) Additional Emergency Supplies Consider adding the following items to your emergency supply kit based on your individual needs: Prescription medications Non-prescription medications such as pain [ready.gov]

  Take medicine such as acetaminophen (Tylenol®) to relieve fever and pain. Do not take aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; if dengue and not Zika, could potentiate Dengue Shock Syndrome. [nursingworld.org]

  The average compensation for real estate was JPY 49.1 million ($490,000), JPY 10.9 million ($110,000) for lost wages, and JPY 30 million ($300,000) as “consolation money” for pain and suffering. [world-nuclear.org]

• Nightmare

  — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, "HBO’s New Miniseries Chernobyl Will Give You Nightmares," 4 May 2019 But the lack of disaster didn’t appear to change minds in a Marine Corps that has steadfastly rejected congressional and other outside pressure to build combined [merriam-webster.com]

• Overeating

  BACKGROUND: Over a decade ago, the Association of American Medical Colleges called for incorporation of disaster medicine training into the education of medical students in the United States. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  By November 2008, the initial JPG Magazine post had gained over 95,000 views. [knowyourmeme.com]

  Over 147 mobile operators have committed to the GSMA Humanitarian Connectivity Charter, an initiative which strengthens the resilience, preparedness and response capability of connectivity systems in over 106 countries. [gsma.com]

  Over 8,500 people had been sheltered in 52 welfare camps. The Navy and the Army personnel were engaged in relief and rescue ... [publichealthdisasters.eu]

• Hypotension

  IntroductionEmergency physicians are using bolus-dose vasopressors to temporize hypotensive patients until more definitive blood pressure support can be established. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Fear

  In particular, objective exposure was linked to greater increases in Activity Level but decreases in High-Intensity Pleasure, Approach, and Fearfulness. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  — Mekita Rivas, Glamour, "20 Years Later, Felicity Is Still The Ultimate Fall Fashion Lookbook," 28 Sep. 2018 Fears of disaster may seem out of place in an economy that remains one of the fastest growing on earth, expanding by 7.4 percent last year. [merriam-webster.com]

  ‘Fears may be exaggerated, but unless companies are completely open, they face potential PR disasters ahead.’ ‘The university had a public relations disaster on its hands.’ [en.oxforddictionaries.com]

  Given Trump’s business record, and Pence’s role in the administration, there is every reason to fear that his big-ticket infrastructure spending could become a Katrina-like kleptocracy, a government of thieves, with the Mar-a-Lago set helping themselves [theguardian.com]

• Hunger

  WFP’s policy on Disaster Risk Reduction commits it to preventing acute hunger and investing in disaster preparedness and mitigation measures. [wfp.org]

  Director: Craig Mazin Stars: Drake Bell, Leslie Nielsen, Sara Paxton Comedy | Sci-Fi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3.2 / 10 X In this Hunger Games spoof, Kantmiss Evershot must fight for her life in the 75th annual Starving Games, where she could also win an old [imdb.com]

• Anger

  However, their anxiety had become shock, anger, and helplessness, and the disaster has become a daunting, collective trauma, not just to the victims and their families, but also to the citizens who were exposed only through the media. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Tremor

  Tony explains away persistent tremors as West Side Highway construction, ignoring the professor's warning that mass destruction is approaching via an imminent geological event. [hollywoodreporter.com]

  The San Andreas is responsible for some of the nation’s most famous tremors—from the San Francisco quake of 1906 to the 1989 Loma Prieta quake—as well as the recent, eponymous blockbuster movie. [theatlantic.com]

Youth ages 8-13 (n = 6) who met diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder were provided the individual StArT treatment in their school. Youth were assessed at pretreatment, weekly during treatment, and at posttreatment. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract Breast cancer patients may present with patient delay or experience provider delay-2 factors which can lead to a late-stage diagnosis and poor prognosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Disaster Epidemiology Training HSB provides disaster epidemiology training to state and local public health emergency response staff by request. [cdc.gov]

Our results suggest that the earthquake increased the reported cases of Zika by 0.509 per epidemiologic week (data per 10,000 population), and we argue that the destroyed built environment along with other factors created a disease focus, where the virus [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Find out more Websites available: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) - EM/DAT International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) [ifrc.org]

The case highlights the dangers of administering drugs that prolong the QT interval in patients with complete atrioventricular block, and we discuss the underlying pathophysiological recipe that can lead to a potential arrhythmic disaster. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Author information 1 Applied Science and Evaluation Branch, Division of State and Local Readiness, Office of Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]