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ON‐SHORE MASS CASUALTY DISASTER RESPONSE: LESSONS FOR AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Author(s) -
Bosse M.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04133_11.x
Subject(s) - disaster response , emergency response , event (particle physics) , emergency management , mass casualty , mass casualty incident , shore , plan (archaeology) , front (military) , operations management , tragedy (event) , function (biology) , hurricane katrina , medicine , medical emergency , natural disaster , public administration , poison control , suicide prevention , political science , history , geography , law , engineering , archaeology , meteorology , psychiatry , biology , quantum mechanics , evolutionary biology , physics , oceanography , geology
“Hurricane Katrina – Unorganized, unprepared and internationally embarrassed” Despite well defined, pre‐exisiting organizational plans and national response strategies, Hurricane Katrina exposed major weaknesses in the ability of a region or nation to respond to a tragedy of significant magnitude. Significant lessons were learned from the event. Must have in place:• A national and regional disaster response plan – A “Chain of Command / Responsibility” Doctrine• A national and regional disaster response system • National, regional and local “Incident Command” structures • Emergency supply stockpiles • Pre‐established communication frequenciesMajor considerations:• Make this a military function – make all civilian agencies report to them – Military has the comm, logistics, command structure, personnel and the training to take on this mission.• Train for an event at regional and national levels • Cross train all responders • Eliminate the red tape at the front end of the event – Mobilize and “do it”