The Psychology of Terrorism
Terrorism is an elusive term to define, one that seems “far too nimble a creature for social science to be able to pin it down in anything like a reliable…
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Practical Applications of Disaster Epidemiology
All disasters—whether natural or human generated—have their own unique epidemiology and patterns of health outcomes on the populations they afflict. Commonly defined, epidemiology is the study of the distribution and…
Measures of Effectiveness in Disaster Management
Measures of effectiveness (MOEs) define quantitative and qualitative management tools that provide means for measuring the effectiveness, performance, and outcome of an operation, strategy, or project. They allude to a…
Lessons Learned as a Result of Terrorist Attacks
Acknowledgment A special thank you to my mentor, Kenneth Grey (retired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] branch chief and developer of the CDC’s first emergency operations unit and…
Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
There are four phases of emergency management as noted in the following: 1. Preparedness: Planning a response to a disaster. 2. Response: Activities that occur immediately after a disaster. These…
Disaster Education and Research
Disaster education, regardless of the audience, has two goals: prevention of disasters and mitigation of disaster effects, including improved outcome for victims and safety for responders. Disaster education should be…
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Equipment in Disasters
Most disasters create a predictable pattern of public health consequences, though the pattern varies according to the type of disaster. The types of disasters that may be expected and the…
Displaced Populations
Displaced populations have occurred throughout the history of humankind. A large population can be displaced by a number of events. These include, but are not limited to, natural disasters (e.g.,…
Infectious Disease in a Disaster Zone
In the wake of natural and human-made disasters, displaced populations, often living in overcrowded shelters with disrupted access to clean drinking water, proper sanitation systems, and adequate medical services, face…
Patient-Tracking Systems in Disasters
Communication and information management from the field to the care facilities are consistently challenging during disaster response. A critical interdependence exists among the following: accurate information from the field about…
