Children of Iniki : effects of evacuation and intervention.

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TextSeries: Quick response research report ; 70Publication details: Boulder, Colo. : University of Colorado, 1994Description: 22 pDDC classification:

155.935083 20

Subject: On September 11, 1992 Hurricane Iniki, a category 4 storm struck the island of Kauai, Hawaii. The hurricane carried sustained winds of 145 miles per hour with gusts up to 175 mph. Seventy-one percent of homes on the island were damaged or destroyed. Damage was estimated to be close to two billion dollars. The entire community was affected. Research reported here was designed to address three questions: 1) What was the incidence of PTSD symptons among elementary-school-aged children on Kauai following Hurricane Iniki? 2) Did incidence of PTSD symptons differ between children who were evacuated from the island postdisaster and non-evacuees? 3) Did the large-scale school-wide interventions implemented on Kauai in the weeks following the hurricane mitigate incidence and severity of PTSD symptoms in children who participated in the interventions compared to those who did not? It was hoped that data relevant to questions 2 & 3 might contribute to decisions regarding evacuation and psychological interventions following future natural disasters

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	155.935083 CHI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005740833

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On September 11, 1992 Hurricane Iniki, a category 4 storm struck the island of Kauai, Hawaii. The hurricane carried sustained winds of 145 miles per hour with gusts up to 175 mph. Seventy-one percent of homes on the island were damaged or destroyed. Damage was estimated to be close to two billion dollars. The entire community was affected. Research reported here was designed to address three questions: 1) What was the incidence of PTSD symptons among elementary-school-aged children on Kauai following Hurricane Iniki? 2) Did incidence of PTSD symptons differ between children who were evacuated from the island postdisaster and non-evacuees? 3) Did the large-scale school-wide interventions implemented on Kauai in the weeks following the hurricane mitigate incidence and severity of PTSD symptoms in children who participated in the interventions compared to those who did not? It was hoped that data relevant to questions 2 & 3 might contribute to decisions regarding evacuation and psychological interventions following future natural disasters

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