--- In emsfirepoliceptsd@yahoogroups.com, ClipedWingAngel <clipedwingangel@...>
wrote:
>
> For those of you who want to look at the statistics.
>  
> New Findings
> In 2008, we released the following new findings based on Registry data
collected in late 2003 and 2004:
> Psychological trauma and new respiratory problems were still elevated among
all adult enrollees.
> The findings1 â€" published in the Journal of Urban Health â€" show that two
to three years after the WTC disaster:
> • 67% of all adult enrollees reported new or worsening respiratory symptoms.
> • 3% reported they had developed new asthma â€" twice what is believed to be
the baseline rate over that period.
> • 16% likely had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
> • 8% had severe psychological distress.
> • The rate of new asthma was highest (6%) among rescue and recovery workers
who worked on the debris
> pile on 9/11.
> • The PTSD rate was highest among those injured on 9/11 (35%), as well as
low-income (31%) and Hispanic
> (30%) enrollees.
> Lower Manhattan adult residents had high rates of PTSD.
> Published online in the Journal of Traumatic Stress, the study2 shows that two
to three years after the 9/11 attacks:
> • One in eight lower Manhattan residents (12.6%) likely had PTSD, compared
to a national rate of only about 4%.
> • Residents were more likely to develop PTSD if they witnessed horrific
events during the attacks. Minority
> residents, those caught in the dust cloud on 9/11, residents with lower
incomes and those who were divorced,
> separated and widowed were also at increased risk.
> • Residents injured on 9/11 (38%) reported the highest rates of PTSD.
>
>
> --- On Mon, 5/11/09, World Trade Center Health Registry <healthinfo@...>
wrote:
>
> From: World Trade Center Health Registry <healthinfo@...>
> Subject: Annual Report from the World Trade Center Health Registry
> To: CLIPEDWINGANGEL@...
> Date: Monday, May 11, 2009, 4:01 PM
>
> I just sent it out to everyone in our Facebook Group Justice for all 9/11
Responders
>
>
> News from the World Trade Center Health Registry
>
>
> 2008 Report Now Available
> We are pleased to announce the publication of our 2008 annual report. It is
available at
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/wtc/downloads/pdf/registry/WTC_AnnualReport.pdf .
>
> The report includes information on the Registry's key activities and
accomplishments for 2008, as well as details on recent findings about the health
consequences of 9/11. It also includes 9/11 resource and service information for
those affected by the disaster.
>
> We hope you find this report informative and helpful.
>
> Thank you for your continuing support.
>
> Questions? Need more information? Contact us at (866) NYC-WTCR (866-692-9827)
or wtchr@..., or visit nyc.gov/9-11HealthInfo.
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