Disaster Medicine

"Disaster Medicine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Branch of medicine involved with management and organization of public health response to disasters and major events including the special health and medical needs of a community in a disaster.

Descriptor ID	D054597
MeSH Number(s)	H02.403.230
Concept/Terms	Disaster Medicine Disaster Medicine Medicine, Disaster

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Natural Sciences [H]
Health Occupations [H02]
Medicine [H02.403]
Disaster Medicine [H02.403.230]

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Bar chart showing 5 publications over 5 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 2008 and 2013 and 2019 and 2023 and 2026

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Year	Major Topic	Total
2008	1	1
2013	1	1
2019	1	1
2023	1	1
2026	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Disaster Medicine" by people in Profiles.

Flamm A, Wexler B, Milsten A. Characteristics of Disaster Medicine Fellowship Programs in the United States. Am J Emerg Med. 2026 Oct; 108:233-237.

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Wexler BJ, Schultz C, Biddinger PD, Ciottone G, Cornelius A, Fuller R, Lefort R, Milsten A, Phillips J, Nemeth I. The 2023 Model Core Content of Disaster Medicine. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2023 Dec; 38(6):699-706.

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Sarin RR, Hick JL, Livinski AA, Nieratko J, Treber M, Mazurek A, Brannman S, Biddinger P, Burstein J, Ciottone G, Goldberg S, Milsten A, Nemeth I, Goralnick E. Disaster Medicine: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature From 2016. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2019 12; 13(5-6):946-957.

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Cicero MX, Whitfill T, Munjal K, Madhok M, Diaz MCG, Scherzer DJ, Walsh BM, Bowen A, Redlener M, Goldberg SA, Symons N, Burkett J, Santos JC, Kessler D, Barnicle RN, Paesano G, Auerbach MA. 60 seconds to survival: A pilot study of a disaster triage video game for prehospital providers. Am J Disaster Med. 2017; 12(2):75-83.

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Cicero MX, Whitfill T, Overly F, Baird J, Walsh B, Yarzebski J, Riera A, Adelgais K, Meckler GD, Baum C, Cone DC, Auerbach M. Pediatric Disaster Triage: Multiple Simulation Curriculum Improves Prehospital Care Providers' Assessment Skills. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2017 Mar-Apr; 21(2):201-208.

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Koziel JR, Meckler G, Brown L, Acker D, Torino M, Walsh B, Cicero MX. Barriers to pediatric disaster triage: a qualitative investigation. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2015 Apr-Jun; 19(2):279-86.

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Perry DJ. Effective purpose in transnational humanitarian healthcare providers. Am J Disaster Med. 2013; 8(3):157-68.

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Summerhill EM, Mathew MC, Stipho S, Artenstein AW, Jagminas L, Russo-Magno PM, Potter S, Shapiro MJ. A simulation-based biodefense and disaster preparedness curriculum for internal medicine residents. Med Teach. 2008; 30(6):e145-51.

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