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Comparison of the expectations of residents and rescue providers of community emergency medical response after mudslide disasters
Author(s) -
Lam Carlos,
Lin MauRoung,
Tsai ShinHan,
Choy CheukSing,
Chiu WenTa
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
disasters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-7717
pISSN - 0361-3666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2007.01016.x
Subject(s) - reimbursement , likert scale , medical emergency , relocation , disaster response , scale (ratio) , medicine , emergency management , suicide prevention , poison control , psychology , health care , geography , political science , developmental psychology , cartography , computer science , law , programming language
The integration of community resources is critical for emergency response. A thorough understanding of a community's requirements in advance is essential. This study examines communities that suffered mudslide disasters, and discusses expectations of the emergency medical response provided to the community from the perspectives of residents and rescue groups. The questionnaire used in the study was designed to adopt the Likert Scale for quantification purposes. Its content was divided into six categories based on emergency response. Both residents and rescue providers acknowledged that finance and reimbursement were the highest priority. Public information was regarded as the least important by both groups. Significant differences existed between the groups on patient care activities and supportive activities (P = 0.02 and 0.03, respectively), which were more appreciated by residents. We conclude that residents had higher expectations of evacuation, temporary relocation, lodging, food, and sanitary management than the rescue groups.