| Title | Health effects following 9/11: implications for occupational health nurses. | | Author(s) | Pak VM, O'Hara M, McCauley LA | | Institution | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA , USA. | | Source | AAOHN J 2008 Apr; 56(4):159-65; quiz 166-7. | | MeSH | Air Pollution
Disaster Planning
Humans
Inhalation Exposure
Lobbying
New York City
Nurse's Role
Occupational Diseases
Occupational Exposure
Occupational Health
Occupational Health Nursing
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
September 11 Terrorist Attacks
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
| | Abstract | The attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001 resulted in hazardous environmental exposures of enormous magnitude, bringing about persistent respiratory and psychological problems among survivors. Approximately 40,000 men and women worked at Ground Zero, the former site of the World Trade Center in New York City, and at the Staten Island landfill, the main wreckage depository, in the days, weeks, and months following 9/11. First responders such as firefighters and police, construction workers, and utility and public sector workers were involved. These individuals were at high risk for injury, respiratory complications, and psychological distress from the traumatic event. This article highlights the controversy surrounding 9/11 research and reports, identifies populations at high risk for exposure, and examines the health effects. Occupational health nurses should not only be empowered to provide the best care for workers affiliated with 9/11, but also contribute to research to protect worker health in future disaster responses. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Review
| | PubMed ID | 18444404 |
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