Policy Issues in Disaster Preparedness and Response
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,…
Occupational Medicine: An Asset in Time of Crisis
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…
Worker Health and Safety in Disaster Response
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…
Disaster Risk Management
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…
Disaster Mitigation
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…
Medical Simulation in Disaster Preparedness
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…
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…
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…
