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Improving Disaster Response Efforts Through the Development of a Disaster Health Care Response System
Jonathan A Wilson1, L Kendall McKenzie2, W Terry McLeod1
11Department of Emergency Services,University of Mississippi Medical Center,Jackson,Mississippi.
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
|March 18, 2017
Summary
Mississippi developed a disaster health care response system to enhance emergency medical services during large-scale disasters. This all-hazards system, the State Medical Response System, improves coordination and collaboration for effective disaster health care delivery.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Emergency Medicine
- Disaster Management
Background:
- Large-scale disasters overwhelm emergency health care services, necessitating robust response systems.
- Effective disaster health care relies on strong coordination and collaboration infrastructure.
- Hurricane Katrina highlighted critical needs for improved disaster medical response in Mississippi.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the development of Mississippi's disaster health care response system.
- To outline the components and benefits of the State Medical Response System.
- To provide a model for disaster health care system replication and adaptation.
Main Methods:
- Review of Mississippi's post-Hurricane Katrina disaster health care system development.
- Incorporation of national best practices into the State Medical Response System.
- Description of the all-hazards approach to disaster medical support.
Main Results:
- Establishment of the State Medical Response System of Mississippi.
- Creation of an all-hazards system to support local disaster response efforts.
- Identification of replicable components for dynamic health care delivery.
Conclusions:
- Mississippi's disaster health care response system enhances disaster preparedness and response.
- The State Medical Response System provides scalable support for various incident types.
- The system's components offer a adaptable framework for future disaster health care needs.
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