| Volunteer search and rescue and the American Red Cross: a Katrina response experience. | |
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PMID: 18053954 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Major disasters like Hurricane Katrina cause severe damage. Often the bulk of the attention and aid is given to larger urban areas. Rural areas with its mix of poor and wealthy are often given far less attention or help is slower to arrive. These rural areas-where less is present before the disaster-often have nothing left after the event. This article chronicles the experience of a volunteer search and rescue organization working through the American Red Cross in its attempt to provide much-needed aid to one rural area in southwestern Mississippi. |
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Authors:
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Michael Beach |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2007-10-31 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Volume: 23 ISSN: 1532-8481 ISO Abbreviation: J Prof Nurs Publication Date: 2007 Nov-Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-12-06 Completed Date: 2008-01-23 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8511298 Medline TA: J Prof Nurs Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: e1-7 Citation Subset: IM; N |
Affiliation:
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Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. beachm@pitt.edu |
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Disasters* Humans Interinstitutional Relations* Mississippi Ohio Pennsylvania Poverty Red Cross* Rescue Work / organization & administration* Rural Health Services / organization & administration* Voluntary Health Agencies / organization & administration* Voluntary Workers / organization & administration |
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