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HURRICANE KATRINA Previous Volume 353:1545 October 13, 2005 Number 15 Next

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When Hurricane Katrina hit, my wife and I responded in a fashion common to many New Orleans residents: we "vertically evacuated" to the lower floors of one of the city's larger hotels. This had been a successful routine for many years. But when the storm blew out the windows in our hotel room, we were obliged to take up residence in an exhibit hall, along with more than 1000 other people, and to live there without power, air conditioning, and water for the next six days.

There, I witnessed some stressful medical situations. Elderly patients from nursing homes with physical . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans

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