title: After the storm: personal experiences following an EF4 tornado.
abstract: In April of 2011, an EF4 tornado ripped through the city of Tuscaloosa, AL, leaving in its wake thousands of destroyed homes and businesses. In the hours and days that followed, the health care community of this city, as well as the entire state of Alabama and the southeastern United States, came together to provide care to hundreds of victims, recovery workers, and volunteers.
authors.affiliation: Capstone College of Nursing, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. omay@bama.ua.edu
authors.forename: Olivia W
authors.initials: OW
authors.lastname: May
authors.forename: Amy B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Bigham
mesh_terms: D000407:Alabama; D002648:Child; D002947:Cities; D004190:Disasters; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D012066:Relief Work; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D055869:Tornadoes; D014838:Volunteers