Citation

Gergenti L, Caiado A, Lacek L, Olympia RP. Am. J. Emerg. Med. 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ajem.2020.05.064

PMID

32507567

Abstract

Highlights

• Medical television shows may over-exaggerate disaster scenarios.
• Six ED-associated medical television shows were selected for analysis.
• The most common disaster type depicted was external, man-made disasters.
• Average mortality rate was 13.6% for all victims and 15.4% for depicted patients.
• The weighted mortality rate of 10 major U.S. disasters 2014-2018 was 0.14%.

Language: en

Keywords

Disasters; Terrorism; Emergency department; Medical television shows