气候变化和迫切需要为患有多发性硬化症的人准备极端风
Sharon L Hsieh1, James M Shultz2, Farren Briggs3
1From the MD/MPH Program (SLH), University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
International journal of MS care
|July 20, 2023
概括
多发性硬化症 (MS) 患者需要针对极端风暴制定量身定制的应急计划. 医疗保健专业人员可以创建定制的准备和响应策略,以解决MS特定的脆弱性和健康需求.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 神经学 神经学
- 紧急医疗 紧急医疗
背景情况:
- 气候变化加剧了热带气旋,对沿海和岛屿社区构成重大风险.
- 患有多发性硬化症 (MS) 的人在极端天气事件中面临独特的脆弱性,原因是慢性疾病相关的损伤.
研究的目的:
- 在极端风暴之前,期间和之后,解决MS患者所面临的挑战.
- 为医疗保健专业人员提出指导方针,以帮助MS患者做好灾难准备.
主要方法:
- 在自然灾害期间对MS患者的挑战和脆弱性进行审查.
- 为量身定制的灾难准备和应对计划制定建议.
主要成果:
- 对于MS的灾难准备需要定制的方法来解决移动性,自我护理,感官,认知和沟通障碍.
- 神经学症状的潜在恶化和医疗保健提供中断是这群人的主要担忧.
结论:
- 医疗保健专业人员在为MS患者制定个性化灾难计划方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
- 积极主动和量身定制的策略对于减轻风险和在极端天气事件期间支持MS患者至关重要.
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