Brillman J C, Sklar D P, Davis K D, Beamsely A
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque.
Ann Emerg Med. 1994 Sep;24(3):429-36. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(94)70179-2.
In May 1993, the appearance of critically ill patients with unexplained respiratory distress was noted in the Four Corners area formed by New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado. This epidemic was ultimately linked to a hantavirus, an emerging pathogen. The impact on the emergency department of a new infectious disease with respiratory distress is described. A model is proposed to manage infectious disease disasters. Emerging infections that are important to emergency physicians are discussed. Recommendations that focus on disaster management and prevention of the spread of an unknown pathogen are developed.
1993年5月，在由新墨西哥州、亚利桑那州和科罗拉多州组成的四角地区，出现了患有不明原因呼吸窘迫的重症患者。这场疫情最终与一种新型病原体汉坦病毒有关。文中描述了一种伴有呼吸窘迫的新型传染病对急诊科的影响。提出了一个管理传染病灾难的模型。讨论了对急诊医生来说很重要的新发感染。制定了侧重于灾难管理和预防未知病原体传播的建议。
