Traumatic Injuries and Treatment

• Blast Injuries: Crush Injuries & Crush Syndrome
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Emergency Wound Management for Healthcare Professionals
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Emergency Wound Care After an Earthquake
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Best Practice Guidelines on Emergency Surgical Care in Disaster Situations (PDF, 2.2 MB)
  World Health Organization (WHO)
• Prevention and Management of Wound Infection (PDF, 40 KB)
  World Health Organization (WHO)
• First Aid
  
  • MedlinePlus
  • Mobile MedlinePlus
  National Library of Medicine

Dealing with Mass Fatalities

• Management of Dead Bodies in Disaster Situations (PDF, 780 KB)
  Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization
• Disposal of Dead Bodies in Emergency Situations
  World Health Organization
• Interim Health Recommendations for Workers who Handle Human Remains After a Disaster
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Information for Relief Workers on Emotional Reactions to Human Bodies in Mass Death
  Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS), Uniformed Services University

Stress and Coping Issues

• Disaster Mental Health for Responders: Key Principles, Issues and Questions
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine
• Coping with Traumatic Events
  National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health

• Disaster Preparation and Recovery
  MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine
• Earthquake Response Training Tool: Protecting Yourself While Responding to Earthquakes (PDF, 4.6 MB)
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health
• PAHO/WHO Regional Emergency Response Team - Field Manual
  Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization
• Public Health Risk Assessment and Interventions. Earthquake: Haiti (PDF, 505 KB)
  World Health Organization
• Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: The Essentials
  U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

• Disaster Recovery and Environmental Health
  Enviro-Health Links, National Library of Medicine
• Environmental Health in Emergencies and Disasters: A Practical Guide
  World Health Organization (WHO)
• Disaster Site Management
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• WHO Technical Notes for Emergencies: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
  World Health Organization (WHO)
• A Brief Guide to the Management of Building Waste Materials in Emergencies
  Shelter Centre

• Earthquakes
  MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine
• Terremotos
  MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine
• Earthquake Preparedness
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Terremotos
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)