What Is Disaster and Emergency Management? Offices of disaster and emergency management focus on providing aid to communities and other entities with prevention, preparation, and recovery from disastrous events. In…
A crisis is “a serious threat to the basic structures or fundamental values and norms of the social system, which, under time pressure and highly uncertain circumstances, necessitates making critical…
In the United States, hospitals build new emergency departments (EDs) every 15 to 20 years. Renovations of existing EDs occur every 5 to 10 years. The main concerns of ED…
At the intersection of public perception, science, the duty of government to act, and the rights of the individual sits public health policy. Guiding the paths of health care providers,…
Tee L. Guidotti Disasters, by definition, are more than just “large-scale” incidents or events with multiple casualties. They differ qualitatively from routine medical emergencies and public health threats. This qualitative difference…
This chapter addresses worker safety in disaster response, including evaluation and management of workers involved in a disaster, medical surveillance, legal and regulatory requirements related to worker exposures, and specific…
Overview of disaster risk management Risk, as it relates to the health care system during and following a disaster, has several meanings that health care emergency managers, hospital administrators, and…
The definition of mitigation includes a wide variety of measures taken before an event occurs that will prevent illness, injury, and death and limit the loss of property. Taking steps…
With increased awareness and attention to disaster and emergency preparedness, significant efforts have been directed toward enhancing pre-event training using educational exercises. This has resulted in the need to train…
