03415nam 2200721 a 450 991097521390332120251017110101.00-309-21290-11-283-08158-X97866130815820-309-17718-9(CKB)2550000000032935(OCoLC)729630238(CaPaEBR)ebrary10466006(SSID)ssj0000540304(PQKBManifestationID)11345035(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000540304(PQKBWorkID)10585760(PQKB)11425571(MiAaPQ)EBC3378764(Au-PeEL)EBL3378764(CaPaEBR)ebr10466006(CaONFJC)MIL308158(DNLM)1564555(EXLCZ)99255000000003293520110304d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrPreparedness 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 Academies1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academies Pressc20111 online resource (143 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-309-17717-0 Includes bibliographical references.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.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.Mass casualtiesUnited StatesCongressesEmergency medical servicesUnited StatesCongressesEmergency managementUnited StatesCongressesDisaster medicineUnited StatesCongressesRural health servicesUnited StatesCongressesMass casualtiesEmergency medical servicesEmergency managementDisaster medicineRural health services362.18Viswanathan Kristin1808644Wizemann Theresa M890630Altevogt Bruce M1791694Institute of Medicine (U.S.).Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events.National Academies Press (U.S.)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910975213903321Preparedness and response to a rural mass casualty incident4446232UNINA