EMS Dispatches during Hurricanes Irene and Sandy in New Jersey

Bucher, Joshua; McCoy, James David; Donovan, Colleen; Patel, Snehal R.; Ohman‐Strickland, Pamela; Dewan, Asa

doi:10.1080/10903127.2017.1356408

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“…The effects of climate change on the emergency care system are well described in HICs (Aitken et al, 2015;Bucher et al, 2018;Chowdhury et al, 2019;Davis & Novicoff, 2018;Doran et al, 2016;Ghazali et al, 2018;Hess, Saha, & Luber, 2014;Hutchinson et al, 2018;Lee et al, 2016;Liang & Messenger, 2018;Malik et al, 2018;McQuade et al, 2018). This data suggests that climate change is likely to increase the incidence of emergency conditions, disproportionately affect patients who rely on acute care in emergency units, present marked increases in vector-borne and environmentally driven diseases, and stress current emergency systems with increased frequency and severity of disasters.…”

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At Ground Zero—Emergency Units in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries Building Resilience for Climate Change and Human Health

Rublee¹,

Bills²,

Sorensen³

et al. 2021

World Med & Health Policy

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Climate change is harming human health with disproportionate impacts on vulnerable populations. As extreme weather events are projected to increase, acute care services-the primary access point for patients during a disaster-will be increasingly stressed. The authors seek to assess current efforts to build resilience against climate-related events in emergency units in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). A systematic review was done using Ovid Medline, Embase, Cochrane, and Global Health (CABI), combining LMICs, climate change, emergency care, and resilience terms. LMIC emergency units serve as a ground zero during times of disaster, yet countries have a myriad of emergency care systems, with varied stages of development and a limited capacity for surges in demand. There was little evidence and a paucity of standardization methods for building healthcare facility/system resilience. This study provides policy recommendations for strengthening LMIC emergency care systems to protect lives and advance health equity.

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At Ground Zero—Emergency Units in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries Building Resilience for Climate Change and Human Health

Rublee¹,

Bills²,

Sorensen³

et al. 2021

World Med & Health Policy

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“…[11] During critical incidents, such as natural disasters, it is vital to have individuals equipped with skills acquired through Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) to ensure adequate response. [12] BLS and ACLS provide essential skills that are used in management protocols dealing with mass casualty incidents. [13,14] Despite their importance, these skills are a major weakness of some emergency medical response teams.…”

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Evaluating nurses’ preparedness in critical incidents

Abdulkarim,

Saed Aldien,

Zorigtbaatar

et al. 2024

JNEP

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Objective: This study aims to evaluate the preparedness and training of Canadian nurses in critical incidents.Methods: Design: An observational cross-sectional survey through a self-administered web-based questionnaire. Setting: The questionnaire was shared with nurses working in emergency departments, intensive care units, and coronary care units at five hospitals affiliated with McGill University in Montreal (Quebec, Canada). Participants: In total, 145 nurses completed the questionnaire. It was sent through email to nurse managers and assistant nurse managers working in the emergency department, adult intensive care unit, and cardiac care unit at four academic hospitals. Main Outcome Measured: level of preparedness and skills of nurses to deal with critical incidents.Results: Most nurses have not participated in a disaster management (code orange) simulation (64.8%, n = 94). Moreover, around half of them knew their specific role in such a simulation (49.6%, n = 72). The vast majority of participants (78.6%, n = 114) never took part in a real code orange scenario. On multiple logistic regression, having > 10 years of experience in nursing, having > 10 years of experience in critical care, participating in a code orange simulation, knowledge of roles and responsibilities during a code orange situation, and having knowledge of the department's code orange plan, were significantly associated with a higher level of preparedness.Conclusions: This study shows a lack of nurses’ preparedness in dealing with critical incidents based on their self-assessment. Confidence and knowledge of skills associated with BLS and ACLS were noted to be essential for a high level of preparedness.

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Analyzing historical development trends to predict future hurricane vulnerability in Tampa, Florida

Helderop

Grubesic

2023

J Coast Conserv

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EMS Dispatches during Hurricanes Irene and Sandy in New Jersey

Cited by 6 publications

References 7 publications

At Ground Zero—Emergency Units in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries Building Resilience for Climate Change and Human Health

At Ground Zero—Emergency Units in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries Building Resilience for Climate Change and Human Health

Evaluating nurses’ preparedness in critical incidents

Analyzing historical development trends to predict future hurricane vulnerability in Tampa, Florida

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