Answer to Question 1
Trauma is psychological stress. It typically results from exposure to a disaster or emergency that is so shocking it impairs a person's sense of security or well-being. Trauma left untreated can manifest itself as post-traumatic stress disorder.
Answer to Question 2
Most of these risk reduction strategies grow out of the philosophy of Crime Reduction Through Environmental Design, or CRTED. CRTED has the following four major elements, to which the author has added a fifth (administrative controls).
Natural surveillance
Control of access
Establishment of territoriality
Activity support
Administrative controls
EMERGENCY TRAUMA ASSESSMENT MADE EASY
Agonists, partial agonists, and antagonists: (a) An agonist results in maximum response. (b) A ...
Selected Biological Response Modifiers
The yellow, blue, and green sections of the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG). The yellow section ...
Facility Emergency Response Plans. Courtesy of Chris Weber, Dr. Hazmat, Inc.
Variations in patient response to drugs