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…
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…
