Informatics and Telecommunications in Disaster
The United States and many other countries are threatened by a number of new crises because of terrorist activities. Behind these new threats looms the ever-present danger of a natural…
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Public Information Management
In the chaos and craziness that ensues during or immediately after a disaster, whether it is a suspected contagious disease, an earthquake, or the explosion of a dirty bomb, there…
Health Care Facility Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis
In 1988 Jan deBoer and colleagues published the first attempt to mathematically score and classify a disaster, with the intent to create data to be used prospectively during the management…
Nongovernmental Organizations in Disaster Medicine
NGOs serve a vital role at the local, State, and national levels by performing essential service missions in times of need. National Response Framework (2008) Disaster medicine specialists are expected…
Global Disaster Response
We cannot predict when or where disasters will happen, but we know they will, and they are on the rise. In 2012 there were 357 reported natural disasters affecting 120…
Selected Federal Disaster Response Agencies and Capabilities
Chapter 13 provides a historical account of the evolution of emergency management in America and the basic framework for current concepts of operations. This chapter discusses selected federal response organizations…
Public Health and Disasters
Introduction to public health Definition, Scope, and Achievements of Public Health According to the World Health Organization, public health “refers to all organized measures—whether public or private—to prevent disease, promote…
Issues of Liability in Emergency Response
Acknowledgments Thanks to Alysa B. Koloms and Pooja Patel for their contributions to this chapter. Whenever a doctor cannot do good, he must be kept from doing harm. —Hippocrates Organized…
State Disaster Response: Systems and Programs
This chapter outlines key points in understanding state-level emergency response functions within the United States, focusing on medical and public health operations. Emergency response systems vary from country to country….
Local Disaster Response
All disasters are local. Regardless of type, magnitude, or progression, disasters affect communities. Community responders will be the first on the scene and will remain for recovery operations well after…
