Medical Problems of Civil Disorders

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NEARLY every city in the United States is a likely candidate for civil disorder. Small size, geography or a previous riot apparently provide little or no immunity.1 The underlying grievances that have led to riots1 have not been redressed.Sustained violence will markedly increase the need for medical services. The primary needs will result from the violence and from the law-enforcement efforts — tear gas, blunt trauma, bullets, fire, smoke and broken glass. The associated chaos, anxiety and disruption of routine will create or aggravate other medical conditions — hypertension, asthma, diabetes and alcohol and narcotics withdrawal.Concomitantly, the health . . .

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