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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.
The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
|February 10, 2011
Summary
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.
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.
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