US emergency and disaster response in the past, present, and future: The multi‐faceted role of emergency health care

Barbera, Joseph; Macintyre, Anthony G.

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“…Despite the considerable variety of natural disasters, a large part of the potential ramifications of these events on the population, property and infrastructure occurring in the area covered by the threat, are the same or similar. This means that in a rescue operation, certain sets of tasks required will be the same in the case of various threats [21][22][23][24]. These tasks must be included in the standardised procedures which will be developed by the TDF headquarters.…”

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The Territorial Defence Force in Disaster Response in Poland: Civil-Military Collaboration during a State of Emergency

Goniewicz

Burkle

2019

Sustainability

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The functioning of the "territorial army" of Poland is described in military history alongside that of the regular active combat troops. The main aim in creating "territorial troops" was to strengthen the state's defence system. In countries with relatively long traditions concerning such troops, they now constitute an important link in the state's defence system, counting close to the regular operational forces. Their purpose, and thus the goals and tasks set for them, depend on the specific needs related to the security of a given state, and are adequate in addressing the occurrence of possible threats. Given international guidelines for the proper use of the military in natural disasters and the rapidly changing landscape required for emergency assistance, Poland has recreated disaster-related operations of the existing Territorial Defence Force, now under the designated Territorial Defence Force, which will be limited to the territory of the country and largely focused on cooperation with the civilian sector. This article is written for two major reasons: One to both present the conditions and possibilities of cooperation between the Territorial Defence Force and public administration in the event of a natural disaster within Poland, and two to foster shared guidance and feedback from countries undergoing similar advancements. This is especially crucial in recognition that natural disasters are increasingly impacted by cross-border factors such as climate extremes, biodiversity losses, rapid and often unsustainable urban population growth, refugee migrations, growing scarcities of water, energy and food, and increasing risks of internal conflict all of which place increasing demands on Poland and its neighbors to begin a larger dialogue of cooperation.

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The Territorial Defence Force in Disaster Response in Poland: Civil-Military Collaboration during a State of Emergency

Goniewicz

Burkle

2019

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“…Although referral hospitals are expected to have a pre-designed plan of managing a crisis, Hospital Emergency Incident Command System and Joint Commission of Accrediting Health Organization have suggested mass casualty management protocols; however, they are seldom universally followed. [ 2 3 4 ]…”

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Setting up and functioning of an Emergency Medicine Department: Lessons learned from a preliminary study

Asish

Suresh

2016

Indian J Anaesth

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Background and Aims:Tertiary care teaching hospitals remain referral centres for victims of trauma and mass casualty. Often specialists from various disciplines manage these crowded casualty areas. These age old casualty areas are being replaced, throughout the country by Emergency Medicine Departments (EMDs), presumed to be better planned to confront a crisis. We aimed to gather basic data contributive in setting up of an EMD at a tertiary care teaching hospital from the lessons learned from functioning existent systems.Methods:This is primarily a questionnaire-based descriptive study at tertiary care referral centres across the country, which was purposively selected. The study models included one from a hospital without designated EMD and the other four from hospitals with established EMDs. Direct observation and focus group meetings with experienced informants at these hospitals contributed to the data. In the absence of a validated hospital preparedness assessment scale, comparison was done with regard to quantitative, qualitative and corroborative parameters using descriptive analysis.Results:The EMDs at best practice models were headed by specialist in Emergency Medicine assisted by organised staff, had protocols for managing mass casualty incident (MCI), separate trauma teams, ergonomic use of infrastructure and public education programmes. In this regard, these hospitals seemed well organised to manage MCIs and disasters.Conclusion:The observation may provide a preliminary data useful in setting up an EMD. In the absence of published Indian literature, this may facilitate further research in this direction. Anaesthesiologists, presently an approved Faculty in Emergency Medicine training can provide creative input with regard to its initial organisation and functioning, thus widening our horizons in a country where there is a severe dearth of trained emergency physicians.

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Time for a Professional Association for Healthcare Emergency Preparedness

Medcalf¹,

Hansen²,

Sänger³

2015

Health Security

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US emergency and disaster response in the past, present, and future: The multi‐faceted role of emergency health care

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The Territorial Defence Force in Disaster Response in Poland: Civil-Military Collaboration during a State of Emergency

The Territorial Defence Force in Disaster Response in Poland: Civil-Military Collaboration during a State of Emergency

Setting up and functioning of an Emergency Medicine Department: Lessons learned from a preliminary study

Time for a Professional Association for Healthcare Emergency Preparedness

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