The author conducted their research for the article through a personal interview with one of the doctors who worked at the Memorial Medical Center in Uptown New Orleans.
The Red Cross has chapters scattered across the United States and also provide care to international disasters.
The article explores the sociopolitical issues those affected by the Chernobyl incident now face. The article describes a society that has developed in the affected Chernobyl community which people are fully dependant on health care systems and the politics governing them take the prescident over many other issues.
This system offers data on long term and short term health disorders of those exposed to 9/11.
The author of the article conducted research my interviewing inmates and looking into legal cases and government actions.
Schmid used various other books, research articles, and industry reports to write this article. Her research history of nuclear industry in Eastern Europe and Russia helped to strengthen the claims she made.
Emergency response is not specifically addressed in this article, but the ideas of how patients interpret their disease is useful to emergency responders so they understand methods of gathering information and initial patient care.