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Partnered disaster preparedness: lessons learned from international events.

Christopher T Born¹, Thomas R Cullison, Jeffrey A Dean

¹Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, and Orthopaedic Trauma Service, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.

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Improving disaster medical response requires better civilian-military coordination. Enhancing disaster education, creating specialist databases, and establishing pre-event agreements can improve preparedness for mass casualty events.

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Published on: December 14, 2017

Area of Science:

Disaster medicine
Emergency management
Public health preparedness

Background:

Civilian and military agencies frequently respond to global disasters.
Past events like the 2005 Pakistan earthquake, Hurricane Katrina, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake highlight the need for improved response coordination.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify potential improvements in medical response coordination between civilian and military sectors.
To propose strategies for creating a planned and practiced interface for disaster medical response.

Main Methods:

The study reviews existing disaster response frameworks and identifies areas for enhancement.
It suggests specific, actionable steps to improve inter-agency collaboration and medical readiness.

Main Results:

Potential exists for enhanced coordination through a planned and practiced interface between civilian and military medical assets.
Key areas for improvement include disaster education, specialist databases, communication systems, and pre-established agreements.

Conclusions:

Robust disaster education for civilian responders is crucial.
Establishing a database of pre-credentialed medical specialists can streamline deployment.
Implementing a communication bridge and advance agreements between military and civilian medical groups will bolster catastrophic event preparedness.