Technorati Tags: Katrina, Hurricane Katrina, Accidents, New OrleansDoctors are bracing themselves for what they call a "second disaster" as residents of New Orleans and surrounding areas return to their devastated city.
While environmentalists fear the long-term danger to health from possibly polluted floodwaters and rumors of disease swirl, front-line emergency doctors say the actual health danger will come from accidents...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2005
The "Second Disaster" from Katrina -- Accidents
From the Washington Post: