Designing Future Disaster Response Team Wearables from a Grounding in Practice

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sultan A. Alharthi ◽  
Hitesh Nidhi Sharma ◽  
Sachin Sunka ◽  
Igor Dolgov ◽  
Zachary O. Toups
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Response ◽  
Response Team

scholarly journals Helping communities to manage disaster risk

2019 ◽  
pp. 432-443
Author(s):  
Joel Hafvenstein ◽  
Jonathan Stone
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Response Team ◽  
Health Programmes

This chapter describes how to manage disaster risk and how community-level action is essential when organizing any emergency response action. It outlines the types of hazards that communities face, how they can be reduced and how we can increase the effectiveness and resilience of community health programmes (CHPs) to meet those hazards. It explains how we can train a disaster response team (DRT) and use them and community health workers (CHWs) both to deliver and to help to implement disaster safety messages. It describes in some detail both the types of disaster and ways in which the community can respond and work with others, including government and external providers.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Emergency Fire Response Team for Disaster Response in Japan

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyeongho Choi ◽  
Euipyeong Lee
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Response ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Fire Departments ◽  
Fire Response ◽  
Fire Fighters ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Fire Extinguishing ◽  
The Status ◽  
Response Team ◽  
Hyogo Prefecture

32,000 fire fighters from 451 fire departments in 41 prefectures were mobilized to support and assist fire extinguishing and lifesaving in the Hyogo Prefecture Nanbu Earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1995. Based on this experience, the emergency fire response team for disaster response (EFRT) was established by the Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA) on June 30, 1995. When large scale disasters occur over wide areas, EFRTs in Japan are dispatched to the disaster places to assist fire fighting on demand or by the order of the commissioner of the FDMA. This study analyzed the background required for establishing the EFRT; the process and details of the legislation; the establishment of basic plans, organizations, and operation plans; and assistance dispatch along with the plan for receiving outside support; registration and the plan for reinforcing equipment; the status of training for preparing assistance dispatch; and activity results in order to provide basic information to prepare large scale disasters and establish coping policies in Korea.

564 Managing California’s Creek Fire Mass Casualty’s Incident

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S132-S132
Author(s):  
Shana M Henry ◽  
Nicole M Kopari ◽  
Mary Wolfe
Keyword(s):  
Operating Room ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Total Body Surface Area ◽  
Burn Patients ◽  
Rescue Operation ◽  
Burn Victims ◽  
Burn Center ◽  
Response Planning ◽  
Response Team ◽  
Total Body

Abstract Introduction California’s Creek Fire is not only the largest single wildfire in a state known for huge and destructive blazes, it spawned two rare fire tornados with winds over 100mph, a day after the fire started in early September. Huntington Lake and Mammoth Pool were the sites of these rare events leading to hundreds of trapped campers. An air rescue operation airlifted hundreds of trapped people to safety. Twenty days after the start of the fire, it had burned >300,000 acres with only 36% containment by fire crews. This review is an evaluation of our hospitals response team and the events surrounding that night. Methods Our on-call surgeon had called in the back-up surgeon to run a second trauma operating room. It was at this time, the news had reported trapped campers near Mammoth Pool. The burn surgeon was notified and reported to the emergency department (ED) as word of 65 possible victims spread. Local disaster response planning was initiated with an ED physician triaging patients at the regional airport. Initial calls were made to the division chief and burn medical director. The nursing director was notified along with any available nursing staff with 8 ICU nurses volunteering to report. Immediately, lateral transfer orders were placed for all burn patients housed in the burn center which has 10 ICU bed capabilities. Results The first helicopter landed with 5 of the burn victims presenting to our hospital. 4 of the victims were male and 1 female with ages ranging from 17 to 27. Total body surface area burn was estimated on each with 2 minor burns < 10% and 3 moderate sized burns of roughly 25%. These patients were quickly triaged in the ED and traumatic injuries evaluated. 3 of the patients were placed in ICU level care with the 2 remaining patients housed in the ED as word trickled in about another rescue effort with an additional 95 people. By morning, an additional 2 patients were transferred to our burn center from the surrounding hospitals and another 2 patients evaluated for burns sustained in separate events. All patients were taken to the operating room over the next 24–48 hours for excision and autologous spray on skin cells (ASCS) in combination with widely meshed skin grafts or ASCS alone. Conclusions Communication, teamwork, and personnel that are dedicated to the care of burn patients made this tragic incident manageable. The Creek Fire hit home for many of the burn staff not only because of the patients that were cared for, but because this area of California was a beloved respite for many. A debriefing with a chaplain, grief counselor, and psychotherapist, was held within 2 weeks of the incident to provide support to the staff during this devastating time.

Memories from the Abyss

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoto Kan ◽  
Jeffrey S. Irish
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Industrial Safety ◽  
Response Team ◽  
Japanese Prime Minister ◽  
Fukushima Daiichi ◽  
Nuclear Emergency

This chapter presents Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's recollections about the week immediately following the Great East Japan earthquake. Topics discussed include the response team meeting at the Emergency Disaster Response Headquarters; the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness; the declaration of a nuclear emergency; whether the state has authority over TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant; the responsibilities of the Nuclear Safety Commission and Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency; TEPCO's inability to resolve problems on their own; the evacuation of residents with within a three-kilometer [1.9 mile] radius of the nuclear power plant; and Kan's decision to address the Japanese people a day and a half after the earthquake.

scholarly journals Enhancing disaster preparedness of specialty nurses on a national scale

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion L. Mitchell ◽  
Loretta McKinnon ◽  
Leanne M Aitken ◽  
Sarah Weber ◽  
Sean Birgan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Clinical Group ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Executive Staff ◽  
Response Team ◽  
Tertiary Hospitals ◽  
Specialist Nurses ◽  
National Disaster ◽  
Disaster Exercise

Purpose – The number of disasters has increased by 30 per cent worldwide in the past 30 years. Nurses constitute the largest clinical group within a hospital and their ability to respond to disasters is crucial to the provision of quality patient care. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate a four-year disaster preparedness partnership between two tertiary hospitals from the perspective of executive staff, senior clinical managers and specialist nurses. The national disaster response centre was situated in one hospital and the other hospital was located 3,500 km away. Design/methodology/approach – The intervention involved selected nurses working at the partner hospital to enable familiarisation with policies, procedures and layout in the event of a request for back-up in the event of a national disaster. A mixed-methods design was used to elicit the strengths and limitations of the partnership. Surveys, in-depth interviews and focus groups were used. Findings – In total, 67 participants provided evaluations including ten executive staff, 17 clinical management nurses and 38 nurses from the disaster response team. Improvements in some aspects of communication were recommended. The successful recruitment of highly skilled and committed nurses was a strength. A disaster exercise resulted in 79 per cent of nurses, able and willing to go immediately to the partner hospital for up to 14 days. Research limitations/implications – During the four year partnership, no actual disaster occurred that required support. This limited the ability to fully trial the partnership in an authentic manner. The disaster exercise, although helpful in trialling the processes and assessing nurse availability, it has some limitations. Originality/value – This innovative partnership successfully prepared specialist nurses from geographically distant hospitals for a disaster response. This together with a willingness to be deployed enhanced Australia’s capacity in the event of a disaster.

Evaluation of an International Disaster Response Teams Perspective Post 2011 Japan Multiple Disasters: Pivotal Learnings in Human Resource Management

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Preeti Arora ◽  
Rupa Gunaseelan ◽  
Janak R. Bhardwaj
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Response Team ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
Resource Deployment ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
One Way Anova

The Great East Japan Earthquake that forms the focus of this study inflicted unprecedented damage to infrastructure, lives, livelihood, and economy (estimated damage: US $ 235 billion). The disaster necessitated colossal human resource deployment with 163 countries and 43 international organizations offering assistance. The present study focuses on the importance of human resource management in disaster management and presents perspectives of the International Disaster Response Team from India deployed in Japan post-disaster. Responses on the following dimensions: rescue, relief and recovery (R3) assignment, specialised training and equipment, on-ground situation assessment, psycho-social parameters, and mission accomplishment led to several revelations. Data were analyzed using a one-way ANOVA, followed by post-hoc Tukeys HSD test. The present study presents key lessons for R3 personnel deployed on international missions in the wake of mega disasters. Our findings underscore the necessity to develop and implement responder-friendly policies and practices that can facilitate international R3 missions.

Developing the role of emergency physicians in humanitarian assistance and disaster response

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A7.3-A8
Author(s):  
Najeeb Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Medicine ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Humanitarian Assistance ◽  
Emergency Physicians ◽  
Medical Response ◽  
Health Response ◽  
Response Team

ObjectiveTo review and summarise information from Reliefweb (information website hosted by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) regarding medical response during the first 2 weeks following Pakistan Earthquake of 2005, and the Haiti Earthquake of 2010. This information, used in conjunction with personal experiences, will demonstrate the value that emergency physicians can contribute as part of a disaster response team during humanitarian aid efforts.MethodsAll situation reports authored by the WHO (who have lead responsibility in coordinating the health response during a disaster) which were published on Reliefweb during the first 2 weeks following the relevant earthquakes were selected. These reports were screened for information relating to numbers of deaths, injuries and illness, as well as number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs)/aid groups participating in efforts, in addition to operational health facilities and capacities.ResultsSummary of the reports demonstrate the rapid increase in patient numbers and NGO participation, as well as the challenges of coordination, communication, resourcing and planning, in addition to appropriate patient management. These findings help to outline the skills required to participate and respond to such crises, many of which constitute part of emergency medicine practice.ConclusionVolunteer participation by doctors during the first few weeks following such disasters continues. However, such participation occurs in an ad-hoc fashion, with many working through a variety of NGOs, but without appropriate coordination and relevant basic training.The College of Emergency Medicine is well placed to support such efforts. This could initially be done by establishing a working group under the auspices of the College, whose role would be support the skills training of doctors wishing to volunteer, as well as work with other associations, colleges, NGOs and Government, so as to better respond to such disasters in the future, with a consolidated role for emergency physicians.

scholarly journals (P1-9) Multinational Disaster Response Exercise: Critical Look and Lessons Learned

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
pp. s101-s101
Author(s):  
T. Norii ◽  
Y. Terasaka ◽  
M. Miura ◽  
T. Nishinaka ◽  
R. Lueken ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Response ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Medical Team ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Disaster Assistance ◽  
Us Military ◽  
Military Members ◽  
Response Team ◽  
Medical Teams ◽  
National Disaster

IntroductionInternational collaboration for disaster response is an increasing phenomenon. Japan-United States joint field exercises have been conducted annually since 2004, triggered by an incident in which a US helicopter crashed into a university campus in Okinawa, Japan. The fifth Japan-US disaster field exercise was conducted testing the disaster response of the Okinawa government and US military.MethodsThe simulated exercise involved a US Navy aircraft that crashed into a city center in Okinawa, Japan. There were 16 simulated casualties that included US military members and Japanese citizens. The participants in this exercise were US military members, including the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) and local rescue and medical teams including the Okinawa Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT). Data were gathered from the joint debriefing session held by both medical teams. Furthermore, interviews with team leaders from both nations were conducted and feedback obtained.ResultsLack of communication and inaccurate communication remained the root of most problems encountered. There were several miscommunications at the scene due to the language barrier and ignorance of different medical teams' capability and method of practice. Due to the unclear signage of the initial triage zone, another triage zone was developed later by a second medical team. Confusion regarding gathering information and order of transport also was witnessed. The capabilities of team members were not well known between teams, resulting in inappropriate expectations and difficulty in effective cooperation.ConclusionsUnderstanding the systems and backgrounds of each medical team is essential. Signs or symbols of key elements including triage areas should be clear, universal, and multilingual. Communication remains the Achilles' heel of multi-national disaster response activities.

scholarly journals ANALISIS KESIAPSIAGAAN PERAWAT DALAM MEMBERIKAN PELAYANAN KEGAWATDARURATAN SISTEM PERNAFASAN AKIBAT BENCANA ALAM DI WILAYAH KERJA DINAS KESEHATAN KABUPATEN DELI SERDANG

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-47
Author(s):  
Nagoklan Simbolon ◽  
Paska Situmorang
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory System ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Important Implication ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Emergency Service ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
Response Team ◽  
The Impact

Preparedness and complete alertness is one of the important elements of activities in reducing the risk and the impact of disaster. The same is true to nurses’ preparedness and complete alertness in providing emergency service in respiratory system which is urgently needed during the disaster immediate responsiveness. Quick and accurate service can help and save victims from physical defect and death Goal: The objective of the research was to know the condition of nurses’ preparedness and complete alertness in providing emergency service in respiratory system, based on the their knowledge, attitude, and skills. Methods: The research method is The research used a descriptive qualitative survey. The population was all 40 nurses who were involved in disaster response team in four Puskesmas working areas of the Health Office in Aceh Tamiang District: Kejuruan Muda Puskesmas, Karang Baru Puskesmas, Kota Kuala Simpang Puskesmas, and Bandar Pusaka Puskemas Result : The result of the research showed that 65% of the respondents had good knowledge, 82.5% of them had positive attitude, 55.0% of them were skillful in conducting the acting procedure of Heimlich maneuver, , and skillful in Lung-Heart Restitution was less Conclusion: The conclusion and the important implication in this research could that the education and the training of Basic Life Support and Basic Traumatic Coronary Life Support highly supported nurses’ alertness in providing emergency service in respiratory system.

scholarly journals PROGRAM PEMBENTUKAN DAN PEMBEKALAN TIM TANGGAP BENCANA BERBASIS ONLINE

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 496
Author(s):  
Bambang Pujo Semedi ◽  
Herdiani Sulistyo Putri ◽  
Soni Sunarso Sulistiawan ◽  
Lila Tri Harjana ◽  
Prihatma Kriswidyatomo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Disaster Victims ◽  
Educational Backgrounds ◽  
Disaster Assistance ◽  
Response Team ◽  
National Disaster

AbstractNatural disasters are one of the natural phenomena that can threaten human lives which could cause material and immaterial losses. According to Antara. News, the National Disaster Management Authority or Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) has registered 372 natural disasters in Indonesia since the beginning of 2021. Airlangga University School of Medicine has a Natural Disaster Assistance Unit that provides volunteers and a variety of facilities as needed, but the competence of human resources is still lacking. The lack of specific roles and skills of volunteers to support disaster victims can be a problem. Faced with these issues, FK Unair's Anesthesiology and Resuscitation Community Services Team has formed a disaster response team consisting of people of different life and educational backgrounds from different locations to conduct a disaster management training program to update the latest knowledge.Keywords: Disaster Response Team, Training, Online, Disaster Risk ReductionAbstrakBencana alam merupakan salah satu fenomena alam yang dapat mengancam keberlangsungan hidup manusia dan dapat menimbulkan kerugian materi maupun non materi. Berdasarkan Antara. News, Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) mencatat 372 kejadian bencana alam di wilayah Indonesia sejak awal tahun 2021. Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Airlangga memiliki Unit Bantuan Bencana Alam yang memiliki relawan dan berbagai sarana yang siap berangkat kapanpun dibutuhkan namun kesiapan sumber daya manusia dinilai masih kurang. Masih kurangnya spesifik tugas dan kompetensi relawan yang berangkat membantu korban bencana dapat menjadi permasalahan. Dengan adanya permasalahan tersebut, Tim Pengabdian masyarakat Departemen Anestesiologi dan Reanimasi FK Unair bermaksud untuk membentuk tim tanggap bencana yang direkrut dari berbagai tempat dan dari berbagai kalangan serta berbagai latar belakang pendidikan yang akan dilakukan pelatihan tanggap bencana untuk update ilmu dan materi baru yang terkini.Kata Kunci: Tim Tanggap Bencana, Pembekalan, Online, Disaster Risk Reduction

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