Publications
Education and Training in Disaster Medicine and Humanitarian Health
Bahattab A, Zain O, Linty M, et al. Development and evaluation of scenario-based e-simulation for humanitarian health training: a mixed-methods action research study. BMJ Open. 2024;14(8). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079681
Bahattab A, Trentin M, Hubloue I, Della Corte F, Ragazzoni L. Humanitarian health education and training state-of-the-art: a scoping review. Front Public Health. 2024;12:1343867. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1343867
Bahattab A, Hanna M, Teo Voicescu G, Hubloue I, Della Corte F, Ragazzoni L. e-Learning Evaluation Framework and Tools for Global Health and Public Health Education: Protocol for a Scoping Review. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023;12:e49955. doi:10.2196/49955
Yánez Benítez C, Tilsed J, Weinstein ES, et al. Education, training and technological innovation, key components of the ESTES-NIGHTINGALE project cooperation for Mass Casualty Incident preparedness in Europe. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2022;49(2):653-659. doi:10.1007/s00068-022-02198-1
Kaim A, Bodas M, Camacho NA, Peleg K, Ragazzoni L. Enhancing disaster response of emergency medical teams through “TEAMS 3.0” training package - Does the multidisciplinary intervention make a difference? Front Public Health. 2023;11. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1150030
Robinson Y, Ragazzoni L, Della Corte F, von Schreeb J. Teaching extent and military service improve undergraduate self-assessed knowledge in disaster medicine: An online survey study among Swedish medical and nursing students. Front Public Health. 2023;11. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1161114
Bahattab A, Zain O, Linty M, Hubloue I, Della Corte F, Ragazzoni L. Development and Evaluation of E-Learning Tool for Humanitarian Public Health Training. Prehosp Disaster med. 2022;37(S2):s93-s93. doi:10.1017/s1049023x22001923
Bahattab AAS, Linty M, Hubloue I, Debacker M, Della Corte F, Ragazzoni L. The Involvement of the European Master in Disaster Medicine (EMDM) Alumni in the COVID-19 Pandemic Response: An Example of the Perceived Relevance of Disaster Medicine Education during Disasters. Prehosp Disaster med. 2022;37(6):765-771. doi:10.1017/s1049023x22001340
Caviglia M, da Silva-Moniz JA, Venturini F, et al. Response to Mass-Casualty Incidents and Outbreaks: A Prehospital Disaster Training Package Developed for the National Emergency Medical Service in Sierra Leone. Prehosp Disaster med. Published online July 21, 2022:1-5. doi: 10.1017/s1049023x22001029
Voicescu GT, Valente M, Della Corte F, Becerril M, Ragazzoni L, Caviglia M. Medical students’ education in disaster medicine: A systematic literature review of existing curricula. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2022;77:103090. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103090
Bahattab AAS, Linty M, Trentin M, et al. Availability and Characteristics of Humanitarian Health Education and Training Programs: A Web-Based Review. Prehosp Disaster med. Published online December 20, 2021:1-7. doi: 10.1017/s1049023x21001333
Ripoll-Gallardo A, Ragazzoni L, Mazzanti E, et al. Residents working with Médecins Sans Frontières: training and pilot evaluation. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2020;28(1):86. doi: 10.1186/s13049-020-00778-x
Ragazzoni L, Linty M, Della Corte F. Worldwide Experiences in Disaster Medicine Education. Disaster med public health prep. Published online May 7, 2020:1-2. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2020.150
Ragazzoni L, Conti A, Dell’Aringa M, Caviglia M, Maccapani F, Della Corte F. A nationwide peer-assisted learning program in disaster medicine for medical students. European Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2020;Publish Ahead of Print. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000668
Ragazzoni L, Conti A, Caviglia M, Maccapani F, Della Corte F. DisasterSISM: A Multi-Level Blended Learning Program in Disaster Medicine for Medical Students. Prehosp Disaster med. 2019;34(s1):s83-s83. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X19001730
Djalali A, Della Corte F, Segond F, et al. TIER competency-based training course for the first receivers of CBRN casualties: a European perspective. European Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017;24(5):371-376. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000383
Wunderlich R, Ragazzoni L, Ingrassia PL, et al. Self-Perception of Medical Students’ Knowledge and Interest in Disaster Medicine: Nine Years After the Approval of the Curriculum in German Universities. Prehosp Disaster med. 2017;32(4):374-381. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X17000280
Ragazzoni L, Conti A, Caviglia M, Maccapani F, Della Corte F. La Medicina dei Disastri nelle Università Italiane: situazione attuale, esperienze di formazione in essere, sviluppi futuri. Medicina e Chirurgia – Quaderni delle Conferenze Permanenti delle Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia. 2017;2017:3373-3375. doi: 10.4487/medchir2017-74-3
Bajow N, Djalali A, Ingrassia PL, et al. Evaluation of a new community-based curriculum in disaster medicine for undergraduates. BMC Med Educ. 2016;16(1):225. doi: 10.1186/s12909-016-0746-6
Algaali KYA, Djalali A, Della Corte F, Ismail MA, Ingrassia PL. Postgraduate Education in Disaster Health and Medicine. Front Public Health. 2015;3. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2015.00185
Ripoll Gallardo A, Djalali A, Foletti M, et al. Core Competencies in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance: A Systematic Review. Disaster med public health prep. 2015;9(4):430-439. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2015.24
Khorram-Manesh A, Ashkenazi M, Djalali A, et al. Education in Disaster Management and Emergencies: Defining a New European Course. Disaster med public health prep. 2015;9(3):245-255. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2015.9
Bajow N, Djalali A, Ingrassia PL, Ageely H, Bani I, Della Corte F. Proposal for a community-based disaster management curriculum for medical school undergraduates in Saudi Arabia. AJDM. 2015;10(2):145-152. doi: 10.5055/ajdm.2015.0197
Ripoll Gallardo A, Ingrassia PL, Ragazzoni L, et al. Professionalization of Anesthesiologists and Critical Care Specialists in Humanitarian Action: A Nationwide Poll Among Italian Residents. Prehosp Disaster med. 2015;30(1):16-21. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X14001320
Ingrassia PL, Ragazzoni L, Tengattini M, Carenzo L, Della Corte F. Nationwide Program of Education for Undergraduates in the Field of Disaster Medicine: Development of a Core Curriculum Centered on Blended Learning and Simulation Tools. Prehosp Disaster med. 2014;29(5):508-515. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X14000831
Djalali A, Ingrassia PL, Della Corte F, et al. Identifying Deficiencies in National and Foreign Medical Team Responses Through Expert Opinion Surveys: Implications for Education and Training. Prehosp Disaster med. 2014;29(4):364-368. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X14000600
Della Corte F, Hubloue I, Ripoll Gallardo A, Ragazzoni L, Ingrassia PL, Debacker M. The European Masters Degree in Disaster Medicine (EMDM): A Decade of Exposure. Front Public Health. 2014;2. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00049
Ingrassia PL, Foletti M, Djalali A, et al. Education and Training Initiatives for Crisis Management in the European Union: A Web-based Analysis of Available Programs. Prehosp Disaster med. 2014;29(2):115-126. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X14000235
Foletti M, Ingrassia PL, Ragazzoni L, et al. Combining Dedicated Online Training and Apprenticeships in the Field to Assist in Professionalization of Humanitarian Aid Workers: a 2-year Pilot Project for Anesthesia and Intensive Care Residents Working in Resource Constrained and Low-income Countries. PLoS Curr. Published online 2014. doi: 10.1371/currents.dis.4b85b2e37f58297619faac3141f0d3e3
Ragazzoni L, Ingrassia PL, Gugliotta G, Tengattini M, Franc JM, Della Corte F. Italian medical students and disaster medicine: Awareness and formative needs. Am J Disaster Med. 2013;8(2):127-136. doi: 10.5055/ajdm.2013.0119
Maccapani F, Ragazzoni L, Ingrassia PL, Della Corte F. Simulation training in disaster medicine. Interesting perspectives from new technologies. Médecine de Catastrophe - Urgences Collectives (2022), 6(4), 262-265. doi:10.1016/j.pxur.2022.10.003
Simulation
Weinstein ES, Bortolin M, Lamine H, et al. The Challenge of Mass Casualty Incident Response Simulation Exercise Design and Creation: A Modified Delphi Study. Disaster med public health prep. 2023;17. doi:10.1017/dmp.2023.71
Ripoll Gallardo A, Meneghetti G, Franc JM, et al. Comparing Resource Management Skills in a High- versus Low-Resource Simulation Scenario: A Pilot Study. Prehosp Disaster med. 2020;35(1):83-87. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X19005107
Ingrassia PL, Pigozzi L, Bono M, Ragazzoni L, Della Corte F. Use of Simulated Patients in Disaster Medicine Training: A Systematic Review. Disaster med public health prep. Published online January 13, 2020:1-6. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2019.111
Ozella L, Gauvin L, Carenzo L, et al. Wearable Proximity Sensors for Monitoring a Mass Casualty Incident Exercise: Feasibility Study. J Med Internet Res. 2019;21(4):e12251. doi: 10.2196/12251
Franc JM, Verde M, Gallardo AR, Carenzo L, Ingrassia PL. An Italian version of the Ottawa Crisis Resource Management Global Rating Scale: a reliable and valid tool for assessment of simulation performance. Intern Emerg Med. 2017;12(5):651-656. doi: 10.1007/s11739-016-1486-7
Carenzo L, Ragozzino F, Colombo D, Barra FL, Della Corte F, Ingrassia PL. Virtual Laboratory and Imaging: an online simulation tool to enhance hospital disaster preparedness training experience. European Journal of Emergency Medicine. Published online September 2016:1. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000421
Jain TN, Ragazzoni L, Stryhn H, Stratton SJ, Della Corte F. Comparison of the Sacco Triage Method Versus START Triage Using a Virtual Reality Scenario in Advance Care Paramedic Students. CJEM. 2016;18(4):288-292. doi: 10.1017/cem.2015.102
Ragazzoni L, Ingrassia PL, Echeverri L, et al. Virtual Reality Simulation Training for Ebola Deployment. Disaster med public health prep. 2015;9(5):543-546. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2015.36
Carenzo L, Barra FL, Ingrassia PL, Colombo D, Costa A, Della Corte F. Disaster medicine through Google Glass. European Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2015;22(3):222-225. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000229
Luigi Ingrassia P, Ragazzoni L, Carenzo L, Colombo D, Ripoll Gallardo A, Della Corte F. Virtual reality and live simulation: a comparison between two simulation tools for assessing mass casualty triage skills. European Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2015;22(2):121-127. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000132
Ardalan A, Balikuddembe JK, Ingrassia PL, et al. Virtual Disaster Simulation: Lesson Learned from an International Collaboration That Can Be Leveraged for Disaster Education in Iran. PLoS Curr. Published online 2015. doi: 10.1371/currents.dis.7007c0a03c4660f258994d3e150a033c
Ingrassia PL, Carenzo L, Barra FL, et al. Data collection in a live mass casualty incident simulation: automated RFID technology versus manually recorded system. European Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2012;19(1):35-39. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328347a2c7
Ingrassia PL, Prato F, Geddo A, et al. Evaluation of Medical Management During a Mass Casualty Incident Exercise: An Objective Assessment Tool to Enhance Direct Observation. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2010;39(5):629-636. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.03.029
Franc-Law JM, Ingrassia PL, Ragazzoni L, Corte FD. The effectiveness of training with an emergency department simulator on medical student performance in a simulated disaster. CJEM. 2010;12(01):27-32. doi: 10.1017/S1481803500011982
Franc-Law JM, Bullard MJ, Corte FD. Accuracy of Computer Simulation to Predict Patient Flow during Mass-Casualty Incidents. Prehosp Disaster med. 2008;23(4):354-360. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X00006002
Franc-Law JM, Bullard M, Corte FD. Simulation of a Hospital Disaster Plan: A Virtual, Live Exercise. Prehosp Disaster med. 2008;23(4):346-353. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X00005999
Faccincani R, Della Corte F, Sesana G, et al. Hospital Surge Capacity during Expo 2015 in Milano, Italy. Prehosp Disaster med. 2018;33(5):459-465. doi:10.1017/S1049023X18000742
Franc JM, Ingrassia PL, Verde M, Colombo D, Della Corte F. A Simple Graphical Method for Quantification of Disaster Management Surge Capacity Using Computer Simulation and Process-control Tools. Prehosp Disaster med. 2015;30(1):9-15. doi:10.1017/S1049023X1400123X
Djalali A, Carenzo L, Ragazzoni L, et al. Does Hospital Disaster Preparedness Predict Response Performance During a Full-scale Exercise? A Pilot Study. Prehosp Disaster med. 2014;29(5):441-447. doi:10.1017/S1049023X1400082X
Djalali A, Ardalan A, Ohlen G, et al. Nonstructural Safety of Hospitals for Disasters: A Comparison Between Two Capital Cities. Disaster med public health prep. 2014;8(2):179-184. doi:10.1017/dmp.2014.21
Djalali A, Della Corte F, Foletti M, et al. Art of Disaster Preparedness in European Union: a Survey on the Health Systems. PLoS Curr. Published online 2014. doi:10.1371/currents.dis.56cf1c5c1b0deae1595a48e294685d2f
Pek JH, Quah LJJ, Valente M, Ragazzoni L, Della Corte F. Use of Simulation in Full-Scale Exercises for Response to Disasters and Mass-Casualty Incidents: A Scoping Review. Prehosp Disaster med. 2023;38(6):792-806. doi:10.1017/s1049023x2300660x
Bahattab A, Caviglia M, Martini D, Hubloue I, Della Corte F, Ragazzoni L, Scenario-Based e-Simulation Design for Global Health Education: Theoretical Foundation and Practical Recommendations. J Med Internet Res 2023;25:e46639 doi:10.2196/46639
Disaster Preparedness
Lamberti-Castronuovo A, Lamine H, Valente M, Hubloue I, Barone-Adesi F, Ragazzoni L. Assessing primary healthcare disaster preparedness: a study in Northern Italy. Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2024;25. doi:10.1017/s1463423624000124
Weinstein ES, Cuthbertson JL, Herbert TL, et al. Advancing the scientific study of prehospital mass casualty response through a Translational Science process: the T1 scoping literature review stage. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2023;49(4):1647-1660. doi:10.1007/s00068-023-02266-0
Cuthbertson J, Weinstein E, Franc JM, et al. Sudden-Onset Disaster Mass-Casualty Incident Response: A Modified Delphi Study on Triage, Prehospital Life Support, and Processes. Prehosp Disaster med. Published online September 7, 2023:1-11. doi:10.1017/s1049023x23006337
Yánez Benítez C, Tilsed J, Weinstein ES, et al. Education, training and technological innovation, key components of the ESTES-NIGHTINGALE project cooperation for Mass Casualty Incident preparedness in Europe. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2022;49(2):653-659. doi:10.1007/s00068-022-02198-1
Hung KKC, MacDermot MK, Chan EYY, et al. Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management Workforce Development Strategies: Delphi Consensus Study. Prehosp Disaster med. 2022;37(6):735-748. doi:10.1017/s1049023x22001467
Lamine H, Lamberti-Castronuovo A, Singh P, et al. A Qualitative Study on the Use of the Hospital Safety Index and the Formulation of Recommendations for Future Adaptations. IJERPH. 2023;20(6):4985. doi:10.3390/ijerph20064985
Conti A, Sacchetto D, Putoto G, et al. Implementation of the South African Triage Scale (SATS) in a New Ambulance System in Beira, Mozambique: A Retrospective Observational Study. IJERPH. 2022;19(16):10298. doi:10.3390/ijerph191610298
Weinstein E, Gosney JE, Ragazzoni L, et al. The Ethical Triage and Management Guidelines of the Entrapped and Mangled Extremity in Resource Scarce Environments: A Systematic Literature Review. Disaster med public health prep. Published online May 27, 2020:1-9. doi:10.1017/dmp.2020.49
Caramello V, Camerini O, Ricceri F, et al. Blood bank preparedness for mass casualty incidents and disasters: a pilot study in the Piedmont region, Italy. Vox Sang. 2019;114(3):247-255. doi:10.1111/vox.12761
Bodas M, Giuliani F, Ripoll-Gallardo A, et al. Threat Perception and Public Preparedness for Earthquakes in Italy. Prehosp Disaster med. 2019;34(02):114-124. doi:10.1017/S1049023X19000116
Naser WN, Ingrassia PL, Aladhrae S, Abdulraheem WA. A Study of Hospital Disaster Preparedness in South Yemen. Prehosp Disaster med. 2018;33(2):133-138. doi:10.1017/S1049023X18000158
Olivieri C, Ingrassia PL, Della Corte F, et al. Hospital preparedness and response in CBRN emergencies: TIER assessment tool. European Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017;24(5):366-370. doi:10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000399
Paganini M, Borrelli F, Cattani J, et al. Assessment of disaster preparedness among emergency departments in Italian hospitals: a cautious warning for disaster risk reduction and management capacity. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2016;24(1):101. doi:10.1186/s13049-016-0292-6
Ingrassia PL, Mangini M, Azzaretto M, et al. Hospital Disaster Preparedness in Italy: a preliminary study utilizing the World Health Organization Hospital Emergency Response Evaluation Toolkit. Minerva Anestesiol. 2016;82(12):1259-1266.
Weinstein ES, Cuthbertson JL, Ragazzoni L, Verde M. A T2 Translational Science Modified Delphi Study: Spinal Motion Restriction in a Resource-Scarce Environment. Prehosp Disaster med. Published online July 9, 2020:1-8. doi:10.1017/S1049023X20000862
Ruffini C, Trentin M, Corona A, Caviglia M., Sechi G.M., Migliari M., Stucchi R., Ragazzoni L., Fumagalli R., Development and Validation of a New Tool to Improve the Accuracy of the Hospital Mass-Casualty Incident Response Plan Activation: The PEMAAF Score. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2023;38(6):725-734. doi:10.1017/S1049023X23006593
Marta Caviglia, Joseph L. Cuthbertson, Evangelos Sdongos, Roberto Faccincani, Luca Ragazzoni, Eric S. Weinstein, An application example of translational science in disaster medicine: From grant to deliverables, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. Volume 85, 2023, 103518, doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103518
Disaster Impacts
Dell’Aringa MF, Correa-Oliveira GE, Della Corte F, et al. Mental Health Services Utilization by the Population That Suffered Water Supply Interruption Following Mariana Dam Failure (Brazil). Disaster med public health prep. Published online June 29, 2022:1-6. doi:10.1017/dmp.2022.92
Lamberti-Castronuovo A, Valente M, Aleni C, Hubloue I, Ragazzoni L, Barone-Adesi F. Using Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions to Assess Primary Health Care Performance during Disasters: A Systematic Review. IJERPH. 2022;19(15):9193. doi:10.3390/ijerph19159193
Cuthbertson JL, Weinstein ES. Spinal Immobilization in Disasters: A Systematic Review. Prehosp Disaster med. Published online May 29, 2020:1-6. doi:10.1017/S1049023X20000680
Ripoll Gallardo A, Pacelli B, Alesina M, et al. Medium- and long-term health effects of earthquakes in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2018;47(4):1317-1332. doi:10.1093/ije/dyy130
Dell’Aringa M, Ranzani O, Bierens J, Murray V. Rio’s Mountainous Region (“Região Serrana”) 2011 Landslides: Impact on Public Mental Health System. PLoS Curr. Published online 2018. doi:10.1371/currents.dis.156b98022b9421098142a4b31879d866
Allara E, Ripoll Gallardo A, Fabiani L, et al. Initial plans for a large-scale investigation into the chronic health effects of earthquakes in Italy: building on Barbara Pacelli’s legacy. E&P. 2020;44(5-6 Suppl 1):179-184. doi:10.19191/EP20.5-6.S1.P179.088
Disaster and emergency response
Lamine H, Markou-Pappas N, Ragazzoni L, Caviglia M. Key performance indicators and benchmarks in MCI prehospital response using technological tools: a qualitative study assessing the perception of practitioners and tool developers. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2024;1-7. doi:10.1007/s00068-024-02627-3
Markou-Pappas N, Lamine H, Ragazzoni L, Caviglia M. Key performance indicators in pre-hospital response to disasters and mass casualty incidents: a scoping review. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2024;1-9. doi:10.1007/s00068-024-02533-8
Ellebrecht N, Joval A, Kaplan T, Wacht O, Weinstein ES. Safety First or Saving Lives? How Medical Responders Would Decide when Facing an Active Violent Incident. Results from an Explorative Cross-National Survey. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1515/jhsem-2022-0051
Paganini M, Ragazzoni L, Rossitto F, et al. The August 24, 2016, Central Italy Earthquake: Validation of the “Modified Utstein Template for Hospital Disaster Response Reporting” As a New Tool for Reporting Hospitals’ Response to Disasters. Disaster med public health prep. 2020;14(2):236-247. doi:10.1017/dmp.2019.54
Caramello V, Bertuzzi L, Ricceri F, et al. The Mass Casualty Incident in Turin, 2017: A Case Study of Disaster Responders’ Mental Health in an Italian Level I Hospital. Disaster med public health prep. 2019;13(5-6):880-888. doi:10.1017/dmp.2019.2
Debacker M, Hubloue I, Dhondt E, et al. Utstein-Style Template for Uniform Data Reporting of Acute Medical Response in Disasters. PLoS Curr. Published online 2012. doi:10.1371/4f6cf3e8df15a
Sacchetto D, Raviolo M, Lovesio S, Salio F, Hubloue I, Ragazzoni L. Italian Field Hospital Experience in Mozambique: Report of Ordinary Activities in an Extraordinary Context. Prehosp Disaster med. 2022;37(4):553-557. doi:10.1017/s1049023x22000772
Valente M, Zanellati M, Facci G, Zanna N, Petrone E, Moretti E, Barone-Adesi F, Ragazzoni L. Health System Response to the 2023 Floods in Emilia-Romagna, Italy: A Field Report. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2023;38(6):813-817. doi:10.1017/S1049023X23006404
Sacchetto D, Raviolo M, Hubloue I, Valente M, Ragazzoni L. Team Dynamics and Nontechnical Skills Perception During the Disaster Response in Mozambique in 2019: A Survey Study Among the Italian Emergency Medical Team. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2023;17:e440. doi:10.1017/dmp.2023.119
Singh P, Lamine H, Sapkota S, Bahattab A, Eriksson A. Management of Mass-Casualty Incidents in Nepal: A Qualitative Case Study of Three District Hospitals in Nepal. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2023;38(5):606-611. doi:10.1017/S1049023X23006209
Singh P, Lamine H, Eriksson A. Implementation of Hospital Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan in Nepal: A Mixed Study in 3 Public Hospitals of Nepal. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2023;38(S1):s132-s133. doi:10.1017/S1049023X23003503
Weinstein E, Cuthbertson J, Herbert TL, et al. The Advancement of the Scientific Study of Prehospital MCI Response from TIIDE to NIGHTINGALE: A Scoping Review. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2023;38(4):550-550. doi:10.1017/S1049023X23006106
Giulia Sguazzi, Debora Varrone, Chiara Cirioni, Valentina Andrioletti, Pasquale Linarello, Luca Salvaderi, Flavia Lovisolo, Noemi Procopio, Fabiano Gentile, Anna Cherubini, Domenico Colloca, Alberto Marino, Sarah Gino, "Biological identikit": Development of a SNPs-panel for the analysis of forensic DNA phenotyping and ancestry, Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series, Volume 8, 2022, doi:10.1016/j.fsigss.2022.10.034
Alesi A, Bortolin M, Ragazzoni L, Lamberti-Castronuovo A (2023). Primary Health Care and Disasters: Applying a “Whole-of-Health System” Approach through Reverse Triage in Mass-Casualty Management. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 38(5). doi:10.1017/S1049023X23006246
Planetary Health
Paganini M, Markou-Pappas N, Della Corte F, et al. Heatwaves Impact on Prehospital Emergency Medicine: A Qualitative Study to Improve Sustainability and Disaster Preparedness in Veneto Region, Northern Italy. Sustainability. 2024;16(16):6911. doi:10.3390/su16166911
Ullah F, Valente M, Hubloue I, Akbar MS, Ragazzoni L, Barone-Adesi F. Determinants of adaptive behaviors during heatwaves in Pakistan: a study based on personal heatwave experiences and hypothetical scenarios. Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change. 2024;29(5). doi:10.1007/s11027-024-10144-2
Caviglia M, Ucciero A, Di Filippo A, Trotta F, Barone‐Adesi F. Use of halogenated anaesthetics in Italy and their associated carbon footprint: a country‐wide study. Anaesthesia. 2023;79(1):96-97. doi:10.1111/anae.16140
Paganini M, Lamine H, Della Corte F, Hubloue I, Ragazzoni L, Barone-Adesi F. Factors causing emergency medical care overload during heatwaves: A Delphi study. Kuo YH, ed. PLoS ONE. 2023;18(12):e0295128. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0295128
Ullah F, Ragazzoni L, Hubloue I, Barone-Adesi F, Valente M. The Use of the Health Belief Model in the Context of Heatwaves Research: A Rapid Review. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 18, (2024), doi:10.1017/dmp.2024.26
Valente M, Trentin M, Farah Dell'Aringa M, Bahattab A, Lamine H, Linty M, Ragazzoni L, Della Corte F, Barone-Adesi F. Dealing with a changing climate: The need for a whole-of-society integrated approach to climate-related disasters. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2022, 68(102718). doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102718
Valente M, Trentin M, Ragazzoni L, Barone-Adesi F. Aligning disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in the post-COP26 era. The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 6, Issue 2, 2022, Pages e76-e77. doi:10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00013-4
Conti A, Valente M, Paganini M, Farsoni M, Ragazzoni L, Barone-Adesi F. Knowledge Gaps and Research Priorities on the Health Effects of Heatwaves: A Systematic Review of Reviews. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(10):5887. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19105887
Paganini M, Valente M, Conti A, Ragazzoni L, Barone-Adesi F. Emergency medical care overload during heatwaves: a neglected topic. European Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022;30(1):5-6. doi:10.1097/mej.0000000000000975
Maternal, neonatal and child health
Caviglia M, Putoto G, Conti A, et al Association between ambulance prehospital time and maternal and perinatal outcomes in Sierra Leone: a countrywide study BMJ Global Health 2021; doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007315
Shafiq, Y., Rubini, E., Fazal, Z.Z.., Bukhari M.M., Zakaria M., Zeeshan N.H., Muhammad A., Ragazzoni L., Barone-Adesi F., Valente M. Impact of Ebola and COVID-19 on maternal, neonatal, and child health care among populations affected by conflicts: a scoping review exploring demand and supply-side barriers and solutions. Confl Health 18, 12 (2024). doi:10.1186/s13031-024-00572-x
Shafiq Y., Caviglia M., Bah Z. J., Tognon F., Orsi M., Kamara A.K., Caracciolo C., Moses F,. Manenti F., Barone-Adesi F., Sessay T. Causes of maternal deaths in Sierra Leone from 2016 to 2019: analysis of districts’ maternal death surveillance and response data. BMJ Open 14, 1 (2024). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076256
Migration and health
Trentin M, Rubini E, Facci G, Ragazzoni L, Valente M, Della Corte F. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrant women in Milan, Italy: A qualitative study involving key informants working in third sector organizations and public hospitals. Int J Disaster Risk Reduct. 2024;110:104658. doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104658
Acquadro-Pacera G, Valente M, Facci G, et al. Exploring differences in the utilization of the emergency department between migrant and non-migrant populations: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 2024;24(1). doi:10.1186/s12889-024-18472-3
Trentin M, Rubini E, Bahattab A, et al. Vulnerability of migrant women during disasters: a scoping review of the literature. Int J Equity Health. 2023;22(1). doi:10.1186/s12939-023-01951-1
Lamberti-Castronuovo, A.; Pine, J.A.; Brogiato, G.; Kinkel, H.-F. Agricultural Migrants’ Health and Ability to Access Care: A Case Study in Southern Italy. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 12615. doi:10.3390/ijerph182312615
Complex humanitarian emergencies
Rubini E, Valente M, Sguazzi G, Trentin M, Ragazzoni L, Gino S. Forensic medical examination after conflict-related sexual violence: A scoping review of the literature. J Forensic Leg Med. 2024;102736. doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2024.102736
Truppa C, Yaacoub S, Valente M, Celentano G, Ragazzoni L, Saulnier D. Health systems resilience in fragile and conflict-affected settings: a systematic scoping review. Confl Health. 2024;18(2). doi:10.1186/s13031-023-00560-7
Valente M, Lamberti-Castronuovo A, Bocchini F, et al. Access to care in Afghanistan after august 2021: a cross-sectional study exploring Afghans’ perspectives in 10 provinces. Confl Health. 2024;18(1). doi:10.1186/s13031-024-00594-5
Lamberti-Castronuovo A, Valente M, Bocchini F, et al. Exploring barriers to access to care following the 2021 socio-political changes in Afghanistan: a qualitative study. Confl Health. 2024;18(1). doi:10.1186/s13031-024-00595-4
Armocida B, Ussai S, Pavlovych M, et al. Older people: forgotten victims amid the Ukrainian humanitarian disaster. The Lancet Public Health. 2022;7(5):e402-e403. doi:10.1016/s2468-2667(22)00087-1
Salio F, Pirisi A, Bruni E, et al. Provision of trauma care in asymmetric warfare: a conceptual framework to support the decision to implement frontline care services. Confl Health. 2022;16(1). doi:10.1186/s13031-022-00490-w
Salio F, Pirisi A, Ciottone GR, et al. Applying the Haddon Matrix to Frontline Care Preparedness and Response in Asymmetric Warfare. Prehosp Disaster med. Published online July 25, 2022:1-7. doi:10.1017/s1049023x22001066
Armocida B, Ussai S, Pavlovych M, Valente M, al. Older people: forgotten victims amid the Ukrainian humanitarian disaster. The Lancet Public Health. Published online April 2022. doi:10.1016/s2468-2667(22)00087-1
Alshakka M, Mohamed Ibrahim MI, Bahattab A, Badulla WFS, Shankar PR. An insight into the pharmaceutical sector in Yemen during conflict: challenges and recommendations. Medicine, Conflict and Survival. 2020;36(3):232-248. doi:10.1080/13623699.2020.1794287
Atallah DG, Djalali A, Fredricks K, Arlington L, Bussio M, Nelson BD. Developing Equitable Primary Health Care in Conflict-Affected Settings: Expert Perspectives From the Frontlines. Qual Health Res. 2018;28(1):98-111. doi:10.1177/1049732317738972
Burkle FM, Erickson T, von Schreeb J, et al. The Solidarity and Health Neutrality of Physicians in War & Peace. PLoS Curr. Published online 2017. doi:10.1371/currents.dis.1a1e352febd595087cbeb83753d93a4c
Ripoll Gallardo A, Burkle FM, Ragazzoni L, Della Corte F. Yemen’s Unprecedented Humanitarian Crisis: Implications for International Humanitarian Law, the Geneva Convention, and the Future of Global Health Security. Disaster med public health prep. 2016;10(5):701-703. doi:10.1017/dmp.2016.50
Aladhrai SA, Djalali A, Della Corte F, Alsabri M, El-Bakri NK, Ingrassia PL. Impact of the 2011 Revolution on Hospital Disaster Preparedness in Yemen. Disaster med public health prep. 2015;9(4):396-402. doi:10.1017/dmp.2015.30 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00087-1
Andersen I, Rossi R, Kahorha Mukubirho C, Ragazzoni L, Hubloue I. Mental health and psychosocial support during physical rehabilitation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: a retrospective cohort study. Disability and Rehabilitation. Published online August 24, 2022:1-10. doi:10.1080/09638288.2022.2107093
Bouquet B, Barone-Adesi F, Lafi M, et al. Comparative survival of cancer patients requiring Israeli permits to exit the Gaza Strip for health care: A retrospective cohort study from 2008 to 2017. Chou WC, ed. PLoS ONE. 2021;16(6):e0251058. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0251058
Al-Sakkaf K, Bahattab A, Basaleem H. Cholera knowledge, socioeconomic and WaSH characteristics in Aden – Yemen, 2017: a community-based comparative survey. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene. Published online July 15, 2020:Vol. 61 No. 3 (2020): 2020613. doi:10.15167/2421-4248/JPMH2020.61.3.1529
Rubini, E., Valente, M., Trentin, M., Facci, G., Ragazzoni, L., Gino, S. (2023). Negative consequences of conflict-related sexual violence on survivors: a systematic review of qualitative evidence. Int J Equity Health. 22 (227). doi:10.1186/s12939-023-02038-7
COVID-19
Abagero A, Ragazzoni L, Hubloue I, et al. A Review of COVID-19 Response Challenges in Ethiopia. IJERPH. 2022;19(17):11070. doi:10.3390/ijerph191711070
Parotto E, Lamberti-Castronuovo A, Censi V, Valente M, Atzori A, Ragazzoni L. Exploring Italian healthcare facilities response to COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned from the Italian Response to COVID-19 initiative. Front Public Health. 2023;10. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.1016649
Nocci M, Villa G, Ragazzoni L, et al. Relationship between intensive care surge capacity and hospital factors: an extensive experience. Intern Emerg Med. Published online March 1, 2023. doi:10.1007/s11739-023-03233-8
Sulemane N, Armocida B, Valente M, et al. Vaccines Hesitancy in Africa: how the COVID-19 pandemic may affect malaria vaccination campaigns. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene. Published online April 26, 2022:Vol. 63 No. 1 (2022): 2022631. doi:10.15167/2421-4248/JPMH2022.63.1.2420
Abagero A, Ragazzoni L, Hubloue I, et al. A Review of COVID-19 Response Challenges in Ethiopia. IJERPH. 2022;19(17):11070. doi:10.3390/ijerph191711070
Lamberti-Castronuovo A, Parotto E, Della Corte F, Hubloue I, Ragazzoni L, Valente M. The COVID-19 pandemic response and its impact on post-corona health emergency and disaster risk management in Italy. Front Public Health. 2022;10. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.1034196
Quaglio G, Ragazzoni L, De la Mata I, et al. Pandemics and Other Health Crises: A Special Report from a European Parliament Workshop. Prehosp Disaster med. 2022;37(6):827-831. doi:10.1017/s1049023x22001376
Della Corte F, Linty M, Plasilova S, Teo Voicescu G, Ragazzoni L. The NO-FEAR project: A common house for academicians, practitioners, policy makers and industries. Médecine de Catastrophe - Urgences Collectives. 2022;6(4):221-223. doi:10.1016/j.pxur.2022.10.009
Voicescu GT, Linty M, Ler LG, Kaufman S, Corte FD. The results of a Foresight exercise: Outcome from a NO-FEAR internal evaluation. Médecine de Catastrophe - Urgences Collectives. 2022;6(4):247-251. doi:10.1016/j.pxur.2022.10.008
Caviglia M, Buson R, Pini S, et al. The National Emergency Medical Service Role During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sierra Leone. Prehosp Disaster med. 2020;35(6):693-697. doi:10.1017/s1049023x20001211
Health systems
Ragazzoni L, Kwizera A, Caviglia M, et al. Intra-operative low-dose ketamine does not reduce the cost of post-operative pain management after surgery: a randomized controlled trial in a low-income country. Afr H Sci. 1970;19(4):3127-3135. doi:10.4314/ahs.v19i4.35
Guarino G, Bernabucci I, Bibbo D, et al. A Data-Based System for the Optimization of Emergency Medical Services Allocation in Rural Countries. 2022 IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC). Published online June 30, 2022. doi:10.1109/iscc55528.2022.9912928
Lamberti-Castronuovo A, Valente M, Barone-Adesi F, Hubloue I, Ragazzoni L. Primary health care disaster preparedness: A review of the literature and the proposal of a new framework. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2022;81:103278. doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103278
Caviglia M, Dell’Aringa M, Putoto G, et al. Improving Access to Healthcare in Sierra Leone: The Role of the Newly Developed National Emergency Medical Service. IJERPH. 2021;18(18):9546. doi:10.3390/ijerph18189546
Lamberti-Castronuovo A, Valente M, Cretu A, Dal Molin A. Decentralization of healthcare during crises: Riding the wave of post-pandemic health system reforms to rethink health workforce. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2022;76:103040. doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103040
Ragazzoni L, Caviglia M, Rosi P, et al. Designing, Implementing, and Managing a National Emergency Medical Service in Sierra Leone. Prehosp Disaster med. 2020;36(1):115-120. doi:10.1017/s1049023x20001442
Lamberti-Castronuovo A, Valente M, Barone-Adesi F, Hubloue I, Ragazzoni L. Disaster Preparedness at the Primary Health Care Level: The Proposal of a New Framework. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2023;38(S1):s104-s104. doi:10.1017/S1049023X23002844
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Della Corte F, Burkle FM, Gallardo AR, Ragazzoni L. Ahmadreza Djalali: questions everyone must ask. The Lancet. 2017;389(10084):2101. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31303-X