The psychological impact of an earthquake on rescue workers: A follow-up study of the Swedish group of rescue workers in Armenia, 1988
✍ Scribed by Tom Lundin; Magnus Bodegård
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 516 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0894-9867
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✦ Synopsis
Afiw the disastrous earthquake in Armenia in December 1988, many international teams asskted in the rescue work in response to an oficial request from the Soviel authorihs, On December 10th and 121h, 50 Swedkh rescue workers were seril to Leninakan in Armenia This group was recruired at vety short notice and there was no opportuniy for any briefing sessions before departure. Twenty persons were professionals, with various degrees of experience in dkasler rescue operations. None of the group had previous& worked with eanhquake victims. These 50 rescue workers camped in the center of the area for 4 ahys and nights and lhus close& observed the devastating effects on people and their homes and possessions and other buildings. The group was followed up with debriejng sessions and a prospective 9-month questionnaire study. Some significanl differences in [he psychological outcome were found between professionah and non-professionab both during the j k t month and in the furlher follow-up.