撤离还是在现场避难? 应用基于风险的决策支持工具,帮助因野火而受到威胁的长期护理机构
Brent Hobbs1, Alana Hicik1, Jeffrey Tochkin1
1Interior Health.
Journal of business continuity & emergency planning
|June 17, 2025
概括
医疗保健领导人开发了一个新工具,以帮助决定何时在野火期间疏散长期护理 (LTC) 居民. 这种标准化的方法有助于做出关键决策,在气候相关灾害期间优先考虑居民安全.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 公共卫生政策 公共卫生政策
- 应急管理 应急管理
背景情况:
- 加拿大在2023年经历了最具破坏性的野火季节,严重影响了不列颠哥伦比亚省.
- 长期护理 (LTC) 居民特别容易受到与气候有关的灾害,如野火和洪水.
- 医疗保健领导人需要强大的策略来决定有关LTC设施的疏散.
研究的目的:
- 解决需要在气候相关紧急情况期间为LTC设施制定疏散决策的标准化方法的需求.
- 分析内部卫生 (IH) 和卫生紧急情况管理BC (HEMBC) 开发的疏散风险决策支持工具.
主要方法:
- 内部卫生 (IH) 和健康紧急情况管理BC (HEMBC) 之间的合作.
- 开发一个标准化的疏散风险决策支持工具.
- 在2023年麦克道格尔溪森林大火期间,该工具的应用在西基洛纳,BC.
主要成果:
- 疏散风险决策支持工具为大型野火期间LTC设施疏散决策提供了关键信息.
- 该工具促进了结构化的风险评估,平衡事件的危险与居民流离失所的风险.
- 在McDougall Creek野火期间,为LTC设施做出了明智的疏散决定.
结论:
- 在日益严重的气候相关灾害期间,标准化决策支持工具对于管理LTC设施疏散至关重要.
- IH/HEMBC合作展示了开发和实施紧急管理工具的成功模式.
- 有效的风险评估和决策对于在卫生紧急情况下保护弱势LTC居民至关重要.
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