KAMEDO Report No. 91: 2004 tsunami disaster in Asia--home transport and emergency care in Sweden

Tom Brokopp; Helge Brändström; Asa Edsander-Nord; Annika Hedelin; Lars Johansen; Tom Lundin; Robert Nyström; Louis Riddez; Per Ortenwall

doi:10.1017/s1049023x00006233

KAMEDO Report No. 91: 2004 tsunami disaster in Asia--home transport and emergency care in Sweden

Prehosp Disaster Med. 2008 Sep-Oct;23(5):472-5. doi: 10.1017/s1049023x00006233.

Authors

Tom Brokopp, Helge Brändström, Asa Edsander-Nord, Annika Hedelin, Lars Johansen, Tom Lundin, Robert Nyström, Louis Riddez, Per Ortenwall

PMID: 19189618
DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x00006233

Abstract

This is a descriptive report of the Swedish authorities' responses to the tsunami that affected Southeast Asia in December 2004. The main focus is the care of survivors and the injured during their transportation from Thailand and their return to Sweden. The psychological and physical after-effects also are presented based on a poll conducted one year after the tsunami.

MeSH terms

Asia / epidemiology
Disaster Planning*
Emergency Medical Services / statistics & numerical data*
Emergency Medical Technicians
Humans
Patient Transfer / methods*
Relief Work / statistics & numerical data*
Social Support
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / epidemiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / etiology*
Stress, Psychological / complications*
Survivors / psychology*
Sweden / epidemiology
Thailand / epidemiology
Tidal Waves / statistics & numerical data*
Time Factors