Disaster Management Response Guidelines for Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery - PubMed (original) (raw)

Disaster Management Response Guidelines for Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery

Christopher Born et al. JBJS Rev. 2016.

Abstract

Complacency and lack of preparation are major barriers to an effective disaster response. Leadership assignments and departmental organization for a response should be outlined in advance. Response rehearsal and after-action reviews allow for thoughtful change to a response plan. Hospital disaster alert notification systems should be standardized and should be understood. Communication systems used in a disaster should have redundancy. A department’s response plan must be integrated into the overall hospital plan. Large casualty volumes require appropriate triage and resource allocation. Response provider emotional and health support is an important consideration.

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