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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Preliminary Literature Review Strategy." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. A Framework for Assessing Mortality and Morbidity After Large-Scale Disasters. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25863.
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Appendix A

Preliminary Literature Review Strategy

The committee conducted a primary literature review at the beginning of its deliberations and the articles obtained by this preliminary literature review were then assessed by the committee and staff for relevance to the committee’s charge. The search parameters for this primary review of the literature are detailed below. This is not an exhaustive list of all research conducted as additional, targeted searches were conducted throughout the course of the committee’s work as new areas of focus emerged and additional information was gathered through public sessions, workshops, and webinars.

Search Parameters

  • Date range: 1980–present
  • Type: Peer-review/grey literature
  • Range: International, English only

Databases Reviewed

  • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • Embase
  • Medline
  • News Abstracts
  • PAIS
  • Periodicals Abstracts
  • ProQuest
  • PsycInfo
  • PubMed
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Preliminary Literature Review Strategy." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. A Framework for Assessing Mortality and Morbidity After Large-Scale Disasters. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25863.
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  • Scopus
  • SocINDEX
  • Worldcat

Primary Search Terms

  • Morbidity
  • Mortality

AND

Primary Search Terms

  • Disaster impact
  • Disaster preparedness
  • Disaster-related
  • Hazard
  • Large-scale disasters
  • Natural disasters
  • Natural hazard

AND KEY WORDS

Causalities

  • Chronic illness/injury/disease
    • Cancer
    • Diabetes
    • Dialysis
    • End-stage renal disease
    • Noncommunicable diseases
    • Nursing homes
  • Death certification
  • Death certification process
  • Death certification timeliness
  • Death counts
  • Death data
  • Death scene investigation
  • Death statistics
  • Death tolls
  • Direct deaths/injury
  • Disability
  • Excess death
  • Excess morbidity
  • Excess mortality
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Preliminary Literature Review Strategy." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. A Framework for Assessing Mortality and Morbidity After Large-Scale Disasters. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25863.
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  • Indirect deaths/injury
  • Infectious diseases
  • Quality-adjusted life-year

Crisis Coordination

  • Agency capacity
  • Capacity
  • Crisis coordination
  • Crisis management
  • Disaster mortuary operation teams
  • Incident Command System
  • Incident management
  • Medical examination
  • Military government coordination
  • Red Cross
  • Risk assessment
  • Risk planning

Emergency Preparedness

  • Displacement
  • Emergency management
  • Emergency preparedness
  • Emergency responders
  • Emergency response

Human-Induced Disaster

  • Bioterrorism
  • Biowarfare
  • Mass shootings
  • Terror attacks
  • Terrorism
  • Warfare

Infrastructure

  • Collapses
  • Infrastructure failure
  • Structural failures

Insurance

  • Funeral assistance
  • Home insurance
  • Life insurance
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Preliminary Literature Review Strategy." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. A Framework for Assessing Mortality and Morbidity After Large-Scale Disasters. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25863.
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Medicolegal

  • Medical law
  • Medicolegal

Natural Disasters

  • Avalanche
  • Blizzard
  • Cold wave
  • Cyclone
  • Drought
  • Earthquake
  • Floods
  • Heat wave
  • Hurricane
  • Landslide
  • Mudslide
  • Sinkhole
  • Tornado
  • Typhoon
  • Volcano
  • Wildfire
  • Winter storm

Psychosocial Health

  • Interviews
  • Medical examinations
  • Psychosocial health

Public Health

  • Community mental health
  • Lasting effects of disasters
  • Medical examination
  • Neighborhood social processes
  • Public health communications
  • Public health policies

Social Determinants of Health

  • Social capital
  • Social networks
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Preliminary Literature Review Strategy." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. A Framework for Assessing Mortality and Morbidity After Large-Scale Disasters. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25863.
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Survey Implementation/Data Collection

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Data collection capabilities
  • Disaster data collection
  • Electronic death registration system
  • Electronic health records
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Formative assessment
  • National Center for Health Statistics
  • Network scale-up method
  • Sampling
  • Summation method
  • Survey monitoring
  • Years of potential life lost

Vulnerable Populations

  • Affected populations
  • At-risk
  • Culturally appropriate
  • Disability
  • Hidden populations
  • Marginalized
  • Vulnerability assessment
  • Vulnerable populations

PubMed Search Strategy Example

((((“disasters”[MeSH] OR “weather”[mesh] OR “geological phenomena”[mesh] OR disaster*[tiab] OR post-disaster[tiab] OR “relief planning”[tiab] OR “climatic processes”[MeSH] OR “climatic processes”[tiab] OR hurricane*[tiab] OR tornado*[tiab] OR typhoon*[tiab] OR cyclone*[tiab] OR earthquake*[tiab] OR flood*[tiab] OR storm*[tiab] OR drought*[tiab] OR tsunami*[tiab] OR snow[tiab] OR rain[tiab] OR “tidal wave”[tiab] OR “tidal waves”[tiab] OR landslide*[tiab] OR wildfire*[tiab] OR “forest fire”[tiab] OR “forest fires”[tiab] OR avalanche*[tiab] OR volcan*[tiab] OR blizzard*[tiab] OR lightning[tiab] OR windstorm*[tiab] OR snowstorm*[tiab] OR fire[tiab] OR windstorm*[tiab] OR “heat wave”[tiab] OR “heat waves”[tiab] OR heatwave*[tiab] OR blizzard*[tiab] OR sinkhole*[tiab]

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Preliminary Literature Review Strategy." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. A Framework for Assessing Mortality and Morbidity After Large-Scale Disasters. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25863.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Preliminary Literature Review Strategy." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. A Framework for Assessing Mortality and Morbidity After Large-Scale Disasters. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25863.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Preliminary Literature Review Strategy." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. A Framework for Assessing Mortality and Morbidity After Large-Scale Disasters. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25863.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Preliminary Literature Review Strategy." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. A Framework for Assessing Mortality and Morbidity After Large-Scale Disasters. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25863.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Preliminary Literature Review Strategy." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. A Framework for Assessing Mortality and Morbidity After Large-Scale Disasters. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25863.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Preliminary Literature Review Strategy." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. A Framework for Assessing Mortality and Morbidity After Large-Scale Disasters. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25863.
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In the wake of a large-scale disaster, from the initial devastation through the long tail of recovery, protecting the health and well-being of the affected individuals and communities is paramount. Accurate and timely information about mortality and significant morbidity related to the disaster are the cornerstone of the efforts of the disaster management enterprise to save lives and prevent further health impacts. Conversely, failure to accurately capture mortality and significant morbidity data undercuts the nation's capacity to protect its population. Information about disaster-related mortality and significant morbidity adds value at all phases of the disaster management cycle. As a disaster unfolds, the data are crucial in guiding response and recovery priorities, ensuring a common operating picture and real-time situational awareness across stakeholders, and protecting vulnerable populations and settings at heightened risk.

A Framework for Assessing Mortality and Morbidity After Large-Scale Disasters reviews and describes the current state of the field of disaster-related mortality and significant morbidity assessment. This report examines practices and methods for data collection, recording, sharing, and use across state, local, tribal, and territorial stakeholders; evaluates best practices; and identifies areas for future resource investment.

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