[Emergency psychiatric treatment of survivors of the Estonia disaster].
The sinking of the car ferry, Estonia, was one of the world's most devastating marine disasters of all time. Mass casualty situations tend to give rise to more mental than physical injuries among the survivors. Psychiatric crisis intervention is in the process of becoming established as one arm in the management of disaster victims. In the article is described the emergency psychiatric care which University Hospital, Abo, was able to offer survivors of the Estonia catastrophe. On the basis of the experience gained, the authors suggest that emergency psychiatric plans should be drawn up at all larger hospitals, as there is no time for careful planning in the event of a major incident.
Psykiatriska kliniken, Abo Universitetscentralsjukhus.
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Taiminen
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Salokangas
D003419:Crisis Intervention; D004190:Disasters; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004957:Estonia; D006801:Humans; D012767:Ships; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*
Akut psykiatrisk behandling av överlevande efter Estonia-katastrofen.