BDMS Occupational Health

ACOEM OEM COMPETENCY: DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

The physician has the knowledge and skills to plan for mitigation of, response to, and recovery from disasters at specific worksite as well as for the community at large. Emergency management most often includes resource mobilization, risk communication, and collaboration with local, state, or federal agencies.

Describe specific threats, including a broad range of chemical, biological, radiological and physical hazards. (See ACOEM’s position statement on “Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management as a Core Competency in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.”)
Apply knowledge of personal protection and other applied approaches to health protection and the skills to evaluate the adequacy of protection at the individual level.

Describe and develop a plan for implementing appropriate personal safety for the responders.
Design and implement a plan for addressing the mental health needs of the responders.

Participate in the development of emergency or disaster plans for the workplace and/or the community.

Applying knowledge of occupational hazards, the workplace, and community resources, work with local medical and community resources in developing an appropriate disaster response plan.
Develop emergency response plans ranging from developing patient treatment protocols for a specific chemical to evacuation and community planning for catastrophic industrial emergencies.

Design and implement a plan for the mitigation of a disaster incident at the worksite or general community.
Establish emergency procedures and protocols for the clinical management of individuals involved in disaster incidents, including specific medical management protocols.
Design and implement a medical recovery plan for mass casualty events in industry or general community.
Design and/or conduct an outbreak and/or cluster investigation.

Design a pandemic preparedness plan for an organization.

Maintain a thorough understanding of the National Response Plan and Incident Command Structure.

Introduction

Welcome to the Disaster Management lesson. This lesson consists of three activities: a slide-based presentation, selected resources and references, and a self-assessment quiz.

To complete this lesson:

Please review the Disaster Management presentation.
Journal articles and references are provided for additional reading if desired. (optional)
Complete the self-assessment quiz to assess your knowledge of the topic.

Learning Materials

Click on the link below to download the presentation for viewing.

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Chemical Disasters Part 1.pptx

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Chemical Disasters Part 2.pptx

Resources and References

Click on the link below to access selected journal articles and resources for further study.

der Heide EA. The importance of evidence-based disaster planning. Annals of emergency medicine. 2006 Jan 1;47(1):34-49.

Disaster Lit: the Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health is a database of links to disaster medicine and public health documents available on the Internet at no cost. Documents include expert guidelines, research reports, conference proceedings, training classes, factsheets, websites, databases, and similar materials selected from over 700 organizations for a professional audience. Materials are selected from non-commercial publishing sources and supplement disaster-related resources from PubMed (biomedical journal literature) and MedlinePlus (health information for the public).

CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response

ATSDR Emergency Response

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness | Cambridge Core is the first comprehensive and authoritative journal emphasizing public health preparedness and disaster response for all health care and public health professionals globally.

The National Disaster Life Support Foundation (NDLSF) is a Not-For-Profit Foundation dedicated to the establishment and propagation of standardized, all-hazards, multi-disciplinary, and competency-based training programs for first responders in mass casualty situations.

NDLSF offers multiple courses: