Emergency Response to Mass Casualty Incidents in Lebanon

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 433-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mazen J. El Sayed
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mass Casualty ◽  
Mass Casualty Incidents ◽  
Incident Management ◽  
Response Process ◽  
Response Systems ◽  
Emergency Response Systems

AbstractThe emergency response to mass casualty incidents in Lebanon lacks uniformity. Three recent large-scale incidents have challenged the existing emergency response process and have raised the need to improve and develop incident management for better resilience in times of crisis. We describe some simple emergency management principles that are currently applied in the United States. These principles can be easily adopted by Lebanon and other developing countries to standardize and improve their emergency response systems using existing infrastructure. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2013;0:1–6)

Overview

1986 ◽  
Vol 2 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Julius W. Becton
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mass Casualty ◽  
Mass Casualty Incidents ◽  
Basic Difference ◽  
Disaster Assistance ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Vivid Memories

Your program discussion this morning about the Mexico City earthquake brings back some recent and actual vivid memories. I was in Mexico City last fall. I went there within two weeks of the earth tremor that hit. I was there in my capacity as the Director in the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and AID. Several weeks later, I joined FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with its full load of domestic emergencies and various systems and plans to meet those crises. Some of you may ask, well, is there any major difference, basic difference, between coping with a disaster overseas and disasters that occur here in the United States? And, of course, you also, I suspect, would be interested to find out how I connect those disasters with the purpose of this conference, which is how to deal with the mass casualty incidents. Obviously, there are differences in all nations.

Developing a Case-based Emergency Response System with Adaptive Case Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abobakr Y. Shahrah ◽  
Majed A. Al-Mashari
Keyword(s):  
Case Management ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
The United States ◽  
Incident Management ◽  
National Incident Management System ◽  
Incident Command ◽  
Emergency Response System ◽  
Response System ◽  
Case Based

AbstractThe emergency responses required during large-scale crises or disasters are extremely knowledge-intensive processes and are usually characterized by a high degree of unpredictability and unrepeatability. An emergency response is mission- and time-critical, unstructured, very dynamic, and it is very difficult to predefine or even to anticipate all possible response scenarios. Therefore, designing and implementing a software system to support such a response system is highly complicated and challenging. This research aims to investigate and discuss how Adaptive Case Management (ACM) can be leveraged in the design and implementation of a case-based emergency response system. In particular, this research considers the best practices of the National Incident Management System (NIMS), which is an essential part of the National Response Framework (NRF) developed in the United States. As a proof-of-concept, a prototype demonstration has been carried out on a leading commercial ACM platform. In addition, a walkthrough scenario is discussed to elaborate how ACM can support emergency response activities in real settings using the Incident Command System (ICS) organizational structure. The key benefit of this research is to guide the development and implementation of cased-based emergency response systems with a flexible and agile approach.

scholarly journals The Role of the Nurse Disaster Preparedness Coordinator at a Large Suburban Teaching Hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (s1) ◽  
pp. s165-s166
Author(s):  
Beth Weeks
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mass Casualty ◽  
Mass Casualty Incidents ◽  
Hospital Emergency ◽  
Emergency Manager

Introduction:Mass casualty incidents, whether man-made or natural, are occurring with increasing frequency and severity. Hospitals and health systems across the United States are striving to be more rigorously prepared more such incidents. Following a mass shooting in 2012 and significant growth and expansion of our hospital and health system in the following years, a need was identified for more staff to support preparedness efforts.Aim:To discuss the roles and responsibilities of Nurse Disaster Preparedness Coordinator (NDPC), a dedicated position in the Emergency Department (ED).Methods:The role of Nurse Disaster Preparedness Coordinator was implemented in 2016, is a part-time position in the Emergency Department and reports to the ED Manager while working closely with the ED Director of Emergency Preparedness and the hospital Emergency Manager. The role addresses all areas of the emergency management continuum, from planning and mitigation to response and recovery.Results:The NDPC’s responsibilities fall into the categories of all-hazards preparedness, chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) response, and general nursing practice. All-hazards preparedness includes ED staff training, policy and procedure development, and liaising with hospital emergency manager to coordinate hospital-wide efforts. CBRNE response includes the training and maintenance of a patient decontamination team, a high-risk infectious disease team, and their equipment. General nursing practice addresses research, nursing indicators as they apply to disasters, promoting evidence-based practice, and community outreach.Discussion:A dedicated Nurse Disaster Preparedness Coordinator has allowed transition from intermittent larger exercises to a regular and frequent exercise schedule and better application of full-scale exercises. Overall, the creation of the role has strengthened hospital readiness for mass casualty incidents while alleviating the vast scope of emergency management responsibilities for a large suburban hospital.

Emergency Response in Rural Areas

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofie Pilemalm ◽  
Rebecca Stenberg ◽  
Tobias Andersson Granberg
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
First Responders ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
Technical Solutions

In this study, security and safety in rural parts of Sweden are investigated. New ways of organizing for efficient response can be found in the extended collaboration between societal sectors and in the utilization of local social capital. New categories of first responders and their requirements are identified and technical and non-technical solutions as support are proposed. The solutions include e.g. mobile applications and a technical infrastructure making it possible for volunteers to obtain information about events requiring emergency response. Emergency management in rural areas shows several similarities to large-scale crises, e.g. in terms of insufficient infrastructure available and the need to use local resources in the immediate aftermath of the event. Therefore, the results of the study can be transferable to large-scale crises.

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