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The Hillsborough football stadium disaster: a single case study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Raymond F Travers  and
Gus A Baker
Raymond F Travers
Affiliation:
Scott Clinic, Rainhill, Prescot, Merseyside L35 4PQ, UK
Gus A Baker
Affiliation:
Scott Clinic, Rainhill, Prescot, Merseyside L35 4PQ, UK
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Abstract

Expectations for service provision following a disaster are understandably high but difficult to meet. This report considers the case of a patient with pre-morbid anxiety traits and asthma who suffered organic brain damage as a consequence of the Hillsborough Football Stadium disaster, whose care was reactive rather than proactive and resulted in his compulsory admission to a psychiatric hospital. Aftercare arrangements need to be anticipated in advance and should involve early psychiatric assessment of at-risk patients. Medical control of case management following disasters needs further clarification.

Keywords

Disasterservice coordinationaftercare
Type
Clinical & Brief Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , May 1992 , pp. 57 - 59
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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