ABSTRACT
Medico-psychological emergency units (CUMP) are part of the emergency medical assistance services. They are adapted to the early treatment of people suffering from the psychological effects of an intentional or accidental disaster. Immediate intervention implies the rapid setting up of a system adapted to the context and to the clinic.
Subject(s)
Crisis Intervention/organization & administration , Emergency Services, Psychiatric/organization & administration , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/therapy , Disaster Planning/organization & administration , France , Humans , Patient Care Team/organization & administration , Patient Education as Topic , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/diagnosis , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/etiology , TerrorismABSTRACT
Children are regularly faced with traumatic events, whether these are disasters (tsunami, floods, earthquakes), accidents (transport, domestic) or intentional acts (war, ill treatment). The care provided for young Haitian children following the earthquake in January 2010 offers an insight into specific intervention methods, the treatment of post-traumatic disorders and the effects of trauma on those working with them.
Subject(s)
Child Health Services/organization & administration , Crisis Intervention/organization & administration , Disaster Planning/organization & administration , Earthquakes , Emergency Services, Psychiatric/organization & administration , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/prevention & control , Adolescent , Child , Haiti , Humans , Psychology, Adolescent , Psychology, Child , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychologyABSTRACT
The importance of managing the family circle in the event of violent death has been underestimated for many years. Only the reanimation of these patients in vital distress has been defined clearly. The training and information of pre-hospital emergency staff in recent years has helped to make considerable headway in professional practices on this subject.
