Browsing by Author "Burkle, Frederick"
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Academic Affiliated Training Centers in Humanitarian Health, Part I: Program Characteristics and Professionalization Preferences of Centers in North America
Burkle, Frederick; Walls, Alexa E.; Heck, Joan P.; Sorensen, Brian S.; Cranmer, Hilarie Hartel; Johnson, Kirsten; Levine, Adam C.; Kayden, Stephanie; Cahill, Brendan; VanRooyen, Michael J. (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2013)The collaborative London based non-governmental organization network ELRHA (Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance) supports partnerships between higher education institutions and humanitarian organizations ... -
Anatomy of an Ambush: Security Risks Facing International Humanitarian Assistance
Burkle, Frederick (Wiley, 2005)The 2003 war with Iraq has generated security concerns that present unique challenges to the practice of providing international humanitarian assistance during war and conflict. Objective research studies on security ... -
An authority for crisis coordination and accountability
Burkle, Frederick; Redmond, Anthony D; McArdle, Dudley F (Elsevier BV, 2012) -
Childhood Physical Abnormalities Following Paternal Exposure to Sulfur Mustard Gas in Iran: A Case-control Study
Abolghasemi, Hassan; Radfar, Mohammad H; Rambod, Mehdi; Salehi, Parvin; Ghofrani, Hossein; Soroush, Mohammad R; Falahaty, Farahnaz; Tavakolifar, Yousef; Sadaghianifar, Ali; Khademolhosseini, Seyyed M; Kavehmanesh, Zohreh; Joffres, Michel; Mills, Edward J; Burkle, Frederick (BioMed Central, 2010)Background: Mustard gas, a known chemical weapon, was used during the Iran-Iraq war of 1980-1988. We aimed to determine if exposure to mustard gas among men was significantly associated with abnormalities and disorders ... -
Civilian mortality after the 2003 invasion of Iraq
Burkle, Frederick; Garfield, Richard (Elsevier BV, 2013) -
Downwind from the Great Tohoku Earthquake: A Call to Global Action
Koenig, Kristi L.; Burkle, Frederick (Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, 2011) -
Emergency Surgery Data and Documentation Reporting Forms for Sudden-Onset Humanitarian Crises, Natural Disasters and the Existing Burden of Surgical Disease
Burkle, Frederick; Nickerson, Jason W.; von Schreeb, Johan; Redmond, Anthony D.; McQueen, Kelly A.; Norton, Ian; Roy, Nobhojit (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2012)Following large-scale disasters and major complex emergencies, especially in resource-poor settings, emergency surgery is practiced by Foreign Medical Teams (FMTs) sent by governmental and non-governmental organizations ... -
A Framework and Methodology for Navigating Disaster and Global Health in Crisis Literature
Chan, Jennifer L.; Burkle, Frederick (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013)Both ‘disasters’ and ‘global health in crisis’ research has dramatically grown due to the ever-increasing frequency and magnitude of crises around the world. Large volumes of peer-reviewed literature are not only a testament ... -
Impact of Public Health Emergencies on Modern Disaster Taxonomy, Planning, and Response
Burkle, Frederick; Greenough, P. Gregg (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2008)Current disaster taxonomy describes diversity, distinguishing characteristics, and common relations in disaster event classifications. The impact of compromised public health infrastructure and systems on health consequences ... -
Iraq War Mortality Estimates: A Systematic Review
Tapp, Christine; Burkle, Frederick; Wilson, Kumanan; Takaro, Tim; Guyatt, Gordon H; Amad, Hani; Mills, Edward J (BioMed Central, 2008)Background: In March 2003, the United States invaded Iraq. The subsequent number, rates, and causes of mortality in Iraq resulting from the war remain unclear, despite intense international attention. Understanding mortality ... -
Medical Rehabilitation in Natural Disasters: A Review
Khan, Fary; Amatya, Bhasker; Gosney, James; Rathore, Farooq A.; Burkle, Frederick (Elsevier BV, 2015-09)Objective: To present an evidence-based overview of the effectiveness of medical rehabilitation intervention in natural disaster survivors and outcomes that are affected.Data Sources: A literature search was conducted using ... -
Nuclear war between Israel and Iran: lethality beyond the pale
Dallas, Cham E; Bell, William C; Stewart, David J; Caruso, Antonio; Burkle, Frederick (Springer Nature, 2013)Background: The proliferation of nuclear technology in the politically volatile Middle East greatly increases the likelihood of a catastrophic nuclear war. It is widely accepted, while not openly declared, that Israel has ... -
Nuclear War in the Middle East: Where is the Voice of Medicine and Public Health?
Dallas, Cham E.; Burkle, Frederick (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2011)Once again, the politically volatile Middle East and accompanying rhetoric has escalated the risk of a major nuclear exchange. Diplomatic efforts have failed to make the medical consequences of such an exchange a leading ... -
Throwing the Baby Out With the Bathwater: Can the Military's Role in Global Health Crises be Redeemed?
Burkle, Frederick (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2013)For decades, military humanitarian assistance programs have avoided empirical scrutiny, leaving researchers, the humanitarian community and decision makers without proof of outcome. This Editorial highlights the findings ... -
The triage dilemma: opening Pandora's box... ever so slowly
Burkle, Frederick (BioMed Central, 2010) -
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: How to Use an Article About Mortality in a Humanitarian Emergency
Mills, Edward J; Checchi, Francesco; Orbinski, James J; Schull, Michael J; Burkle, Frederick; Beyrer, Chris; Cooper, Curtis; Hardy, Colleen; Singh, Sonal; Garfield, Richard; Woodruff, Bradley A; Guyatt, Gordon H (BioMed Central, 2008)The accurate interpretation of mortality surveys in humanitarian crises is useful for both public health responses and security responses. Recent examples suggest that few medical personnel and researchers can accurately ...