Yeah, shake it off, baby!
Where would we be without people like you? (rolleyes)
Posted on 04/08/2006 1:01:43 PM PDT by wagglebee
A majority of survivors of the 2001 attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center suffered from respiratory ailments and depression, anxiety and other psychological problems up to three years later, federal health officials said Friday.
The people who escaped from collapsed or damaged buildings on Sept. 11, 2001, were several times as likely to suffer from breathing problems or psychological trauma if they were caught in the cloud of trade center dust and debris that covered lower Manhattan, researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
"The trauma of being caught in the cloud itself, the whole experience had an impact on their ... psychological health later on," said Dr. Robert M. Brackbill, a CDC doctor working with the World Trade Center Health Registry, which has been tracking the health of more than 71,000 people who worked at ground zero or were in the area on Sept. 11.
Friday's study drew from preliminary interviews with 8,418 adults in the registry who escaped from the twin towers, the collapsed Seven World Trade Center and more than 30 buildings that suffered extensive damage on Sept. 11. More than 70 percent escaped from the twin towers.
The interviews took place more than two years after the attacks, between Sept. 5, 2003, and Nov. 20, 2004, and did not involve medical examinations. Follow-up surveys are planned this month.
"We are just beginning to learn about the health effects of the worst day in New York City's history," said Daniel Slippen, a survivor of the attacks and a member of the registry's community advisory board. "It is critical to know whether these physical and mental effects will continue, diminish or grow worse over time."
City officials in charge of the registry say it will likely take 20 years or more to determine whether 9/11 exposure led to increased cancer deaths or illnesses among survivors.
The study said more than six in 10 were caught in the clouds of trade center dust that enveloped the area. Those people were nearly three times as likely to have respiratory problems, 40 percent more likely to experience severe psychological problems and five times more likely to report suffering a stroke, Brackbill said.
More than 56 percent of the survivors said they had new or worsening respiratory ailments, including sinus problems, shortness of breath and a persistent cough. More than 43 percent sustained a physical injury on Sept. 11; the most common were eye injuries.
Almost all of the people studied witnessed at least three events likely to cause psychological trauma, such as the collapse of the towers, the deaths or injuries of others or people jumping from the twin towers, the study said.
More than 64 percent of the survivors said they were depressed, anxious or had other emotional problems, and nearly 11 percent were in severe psychological distress at the time of their interview, the study said.
Worse still is that WE paid for this research, I bet. I mean, DUH.
The lefts "cure" is to blame Bush. That's it. That's all.
A majority of those who didn't survive reported no such problems. Why does everybody want to be a victim? You lived, cheer up.
It basically makes sense that some people going through an awful experience such as that will suffer lasting traumatic psychological effects, and others will experience long-term physiological effects from all the soot, chemicals, and debris breathed in.
LOL!
We were discussing this at work this morning. I'm quitting my job, and going for a job as a highly paid government scientist. That way, I can do high dollar studies and come up with results like - "If you hit your thumb with a hammer, it will hurt."
The most depressing thing is that the 911 club will never receive enough money from the taxpayers.
Yeah, I'm sure if we had had a lot of money to give away throughout our history for useless research, we would have had a Revolutionary War Syndrome, definitely a Civil War Syndrome, a San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Syndrome etc. etc.
This is considered scientific?
Yeah, shake it off, baby!
Where would we be without people like you? (rolleyes)
I don't think they'd accept you, Bob. One of the requirements is you have to be a moron! ;)
You beat me to it. They see Bush more of a threat to this country than a bunch of psychotic scumbags who fly jet planes into buildings (amongst other things).
How do you like Bush handling that idiot at the press conference who basically berated Bush for everything under the sun? Calling him a liar, saying he is phone tapping people, basically saying he is evil?
Rather than pull a Clinton and get ticked off or fudge words, Bush stood there and took it like a man. "Let him talk" is what he said to people who wanted o shut this guy up.
Unreal character, everyday I thank God that this great man is our President and not Al Gore or Kerry. Bush may not be the best speaker in the world but his character speaks volumes. Don`t know how he does it, I get one person giving me shiet I flip out.
I agree.
http://www.patriotwatch.com/911.htm
You might get by, but I can't guarantee that. It would, at best, be very tough.
My prescription.....S-U-C-K...I-T...U-P!!!!
Yes, a veritable Treasure you and your kind are....
My kind? Can you expand on that?
My question is why are they called "escapees"?
Just seems like an understatement.
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