Creating Order from Chaos: Part II: Tactical Planning for Mass Casualty and Disaster Response at Definitive Care Facilities | Zendy

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Creating Order from Chaos: Part II: Tactical Planning for Mass Casualty and Disaster Response at Definitive Care Facilities

Author(s) -

Michael Baker

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

military medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1930-613X

pISSN - 0026-4075

DOI - 10.7205/milmed.172.3.237

Subject(s) - preparedness , medical emergency , disaster planning , mass casualty incident , terrorism , order (exchange) , military medicine , plan (archaeology) , civil defense , business , mass casualty , emergency management , surge capacity , contingency plan , chaos (operating system) , poison control , computer security , operations management , suicide prevention , medicine , engineering , political science , computer science , covid-19 , geography , finance , law , disease , archaeology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)

Current events highlight the need for disaster preparedness. We have seen tsunamis, hurricanes, terrorism, and combat in the news every night. There are many variables in a disaster, such as damage to facilities, loss of critical staff members, and overwhelming numbers of casualties. Each medical treatment facility should have a plan for everything from caring for staff members to getting the laundry done and providing enhanced security or mortuary services. Communication and agreements with local, regional, and federal agencies are vital. Then we must train and drill to shape the tools to impose order on chaos and to provide the most care to the greatest number.

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