Title Preparedness and response to a rural mass casualty incident : workshop summary / Kristin Viswanathan, Theresa Wizemann, and Bruce M. Altevogt, rapporteurs ; Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 131 pages) : illustrations, map Series Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf Contents Introduction -- Case examples: 2008 Mexican Hat, Utah, incident 2010 and Albert Pike, Arkansas, flood -- 9-1-1 access and communications -- Challenges facing the prehospital system -- Coordination and integration across response platforms -- Establishing metrics to assess risk and capabilities -- Improving rural mass casualty response in the United States -- Needs and opportunities Summary Problems contacting emergency services and delayed assistance are not unusual when incidents occur in rural areas, and the consequences can be devastating, particularly with mass casualty incidents. The IOM's Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events held a workshop to examine the current capabilities of emergency response systems and the future opportunities to improve mass casualty response in rural communities Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-90) Notes English Print version record Subject Mass casualties -- United States -- Congresses Emergency medical services -- United States -- Congresses Emergency management -- United States -- Congresses Disaster medicine -- United States -- Congresses Rural health services -- United States -- Congresses Emergency medical services. Emergency management. Mass Casualty Incidents Emergency Medical Services Disaster Planning Rural Health Services Civil Defense -- methods Disaster Medicine -- methods Emergency Medical Services -- organization & administration Rural Health Services -- organization & administration emergency medical centers. disaster planning. MEDICAL -- Allied Health Services -- Emergency Medical Services. HEALTH & FITNESS -- First Aid. Disaster medicine Emergency management Emergency medical services Mass casualties Rural health services Mass casualty incidents. SUBJECT United States Subject United States Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Viswanathan, Kristin Wizemann, Theresa M Altevogt, Bruce M Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events. ISBN 9780309177184 0309177189 128308158X 9781283081580 9786613081582 6613081582 0309212901 9780309212908

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