The medical response to the Boston Marathon bombings: an analysis of social media commentary and professional opinion

Côté, Emilie; Hearn, Russell

doi:10.1177/1757913916644480

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“…Instead, information from people whom they shared physical contacts with or civilians who were on the sites of the flood was preferred. Such similarity was also found during the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings incident where the public was focused on the heroic acts of the civilians rather than the professionals (Cote & Hearn, 2016). In the Bosnia 2015 floods, the social media was used to mitigate the threats of the flood and increased the spread of information (Matar et al, 2016).…”

Section: Social Media's Role During Disastermentioning

confidence: 80%

“…Information dissemination is a crucial part of managing a disaster (Matar, Matar, Balachandran, & Hunaiti, 2016;Sutton, Palen, & Shklovski, 2008;. It entails the spread of information from the scene of the disaster (Cote & Hearn, 2016;Hjorth & Kim, 2011;Nagar, Seth, & Joshi, 2012). Additionally, it also involves other related details about the disaster (Chong, Leong, Pan, Bahri, & Fauzi, 2014;Yates & Paquette, 2011) and the affected victims (Potter, 2016;Tengku, Wok, Manaf, & Ismail, 2015;Yandong, 2010).…”

Section: Information Dissemination During a Disastermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Information dissemination on the social media is helpful in various ways. It helps in risk-reduction during and after the disaster by facilitating information flow (Cote & Hearn, 2016;Matar et al, 2016), and providing different types of support which help in maintaining the victims' mental health (Yandong, 2010). Using the social media enhances the vital need for information generation and adequate dissemination by members of the public during a disaster (Palen et al, 2007).…”

Section: Social Media's Role During Disastermentioning

confidence: 99%

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Examining the Information Dissemination Process on Social Media During the Malaysia 2014 Floods Using Social Network Analysis (Sna)

Olanrewaju

Ahmad

2017

JICT

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This article is based on a study which examined the information dissemination process on the social media during the Malaysia 2014 floods by employing the Social Network Analysis. Specifically, the study analyzed the type of network structure formed and its density, the influential people involved, and the kind of information shared during the flood. The data was collected from a non-governmental organization fan page (NGOFP) and a significant civilian fan page (ICFP) on Facebook using NodeXL. The two datasets contained 296 posts which generated different network structures based on the state of the flood, information available, and the needs of the information. Through content analysis, five common themes emerged from the information exchanges for both fan pages which helped in providing material and psychological support to the flood victims. However, only 5% of the networks' population served as information providers, and this prompted the need for more active participation especially from organizations with certified information. Based on the findings presented and elaborated, this article concluded by stating the implications and recommendations of the study conducted

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Section: Social Media's Role During Disastermentioning

confidence: 80%

Section: Information Dissemination During a Disastermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Social Media's Role During Disastermentioning

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Examining the Information Dissemination Process on Social Media During the Malaysia 2014 Floods Using Social Network Analysis (Sna)

Olanrewaju

Ahmad

2017

JICT

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“…Additionally, an apology posted on Facebook by a hospital regarding the emergency discharge (quenching) of helium gas from a magnetic resonance imaging system was found (Multimedia Appendix 3). In this context, several reports have claimed that social media are a useful communication tool in emergency situations, such as disasters and accidents [44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51]. Further, social media may be useful when we want to share information urgently, because they have the advantage of immediacy compared to conventional media.…”

Section: Social Media Utilization and Benefitsmentioning

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Use of Social Media by Hospitals and Clinics in Japan: Descriptive Study (Preprint)

Sugawara¹,

Murakami²,

Narimatsu³

2020

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BACKGROUND The use of social media by hospitals has become widespread in the United States and Western European countries. However, it is unknown whether hospitals and clinics in Japan use social media. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the adoption of social media by hospitals and clinics in Japan. METHODS We randomly sampled 300 hospitals and 300 clinics from a list of medical institutions that was compiled by the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW). We performed web and social media (Facebook and Twitter) searches using the hospital and clinic names to determine if they had social media accounts. We collected Facebook posts and Twitter tweets, and categorized them based on their content (eg, Health promotion, Participation in academic meetings, publications, Public relations or news announcements, and Recruitment). We compared the collected content with medical advertising guidelines. RESULTS We found that 26.0% (78/300) of the hospitals and 7.7% (23/300) of the clinics used Facebook and/or Twitter. Public relations or news announcements accounted for 54.0% of the Facebook posts by hospitals and 58.4% of the Facebook posts by clinics. CONCLUSIONS Fewer hospitals and clinics in Japan use social media as compared to other countries. Social media were mainly used for public relations. Some content disseminated by medical institutions could be in conflict with medical advertising guidelines. This study may serve as a reference for medical institutions to guide social media usage and may help improve medical website advertising in Japan.

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The medical response to the Boston Marathon bombings: an analysis of social media commentary and professional opinion

Cited by 5 publications

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Examining the Information Dissemination Process on Social Media During the Malaysia 2014 Floods Using Social Network Analysis (Sna)

Examining the Information Dissemination Process on Social Media During the Malaysia 2014 Floods Using Social Network Analysis (Sna)

Use of Social Media by Hospitals and Clinics in Japan: Descriptive Study (Preprint)

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