Accession Number PB2012-113275
Title Operational Templates and Guidance for EMS Mass Incident Deployment.
Publication Date Jun 2012
Media Count 167p
Personal Author N/A
Abstract Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agencies regardless of service delivery model have sought guidance on how to better integrate their emergency preparedness and response activities into similar processes occurring at the local, regional, State, tribal and Federal levels. The primary purpose of this project is to begin the process of providing that guidance as it relates to mass care incident deployment. The World Bank reported in 2005 that on aggregate, the reported number of natural disasters worldwide has been rapidly increasing, from fewer than 100 in 1975 to more than 400 in 2005. Terrorism, pandemic surge, and natural disasters have had a major impact on the science of planning for and responding to mass care incidents and remain a significant threat to the homeland. From the attacks of September 11th, 2001, the subsequent use of anthrax as a biological weapon, to the more recent surge concerns following the outbreak of H1N1 influenza, EMS have a real and immediate need for integration with the emergency management process, and to coordinate efforts with partners across the spectrum of the response community.
Keywords Crisis management
Deployment
Disasters
Emergency management
Emergency medical services
Emergency preparedness
Guidelines
Mass casualty
Natural disasters
Response


 
Source Agency Federal Emergency Management Agency-General
NTIS Subject Category 91C - Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice
91I - Emergency Services & Planning
43D - Police, Fire, & Emergency Services
Corporate Author Fire Administration, Emmitsburg, MD.
Document Type Technical report
Title Note N/A
NTIS Issue Number 1222
Contract Number N/A

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