DISASTER MEDICINE No. 2 •2025

https://doi.org/10.33266/2070-1004-2025-2

Review article

Impact of Medical, Social and Psychological Consequences of Emergency Situations on the Health of the Population and Rescuers: a Review of Scientific Publications

G.L.Matuzov1, L.M.Masyagutova1,2

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1 Bashkir State Medical University of the Ministry for Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Ufa, Russian Federation

2 Ufa Research Institute of Occupational Health and Human Ecology, Ufa, Russian Federation

UDC 614.8:614.842.83

P. 38-43

 

Summary. The objective of the study is to examine and analyze scientific publications devoted to the impact of medical, sanitary and socio-psychological consequences of emergency situations (ES) on the health of the population and rescuers.

Research materials and methods. Research materials – foreign and Russian publications on the impact of medical, sanitary and socio-psychological consequences of ES on the health of the population and rescuers. Research methods – analytical method and generalization method. During the study, manual searches and requests for official websites of highly rated domestic and foreign scientific journals on the specified topic were performed and the main blocks characterizing the impact on the specified contingents of medical, sanitary and socio-psychological consequences of emergency situations were identified.

Research results and their analysis. The number of emergency situations is growing all over the world, the consequences of which are becoming increasingly serious. To effectively respond to emergencies, it is necessary to know about the expected medical and sanitary and socio-psychological consequences and their impact on the health of the population and rescuers, in connection with which specialists need expert advice on issues of protecting the health of victims.

For example, emergencies such as natural disasters have a significant impact on existing chronic health problems, reduce the period of remission and contribute to the activation of the “dormant process” due to the population’s failure to comply with the rules and terms of taking medications in emergency situations due to their unavailability and difficulties in accessing medical care.

Much attention in the review is paid to post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), anxiety and depression – potential consequences for the mental health of victims of emergencies.

Currently, the development of diagnostics, methods and programs of preventive measures that can reduce the prevalence of primary PTSD, relieve symptoms of developed symptoms and improve social adaptation of both the affected population and rescuers are of particular relevance.

Keywords: emergency situations, health consequences, population, rescuers, socio-psychological consequences

For citation: Matuzov G.L., Masyagutova L.M. Impact of Medical, Social and Psychological Consequences of Emergency Situations on the Health of the Population and Rescuers: a Review of Scientific Publications. Meditsina Katastrof = Disaster Medicine. 2025;2: 38-43 (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.33266/2070-1004-2025-2-38-43

 

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The material was received 24.09.24; the article after peer review procedure 23.01.25; the Editorial Board accepted the article for publication 16.06.25