Clinical Review
Disaster Preparedness 10 Years After 9/11: The Experts Weigh In
Emergency Medicine. 2011 September;43(9):6-16
Author(s):
Antonio J. Dajer, MD
Fred A. Lopez, MD, FACP
Todd Baker, MD, FACEP
Joseph D. Toscano, MD
Thomas M. Scalea, MD, FACS
Fccm
Knox H. Todd, MD, MPH
Rama B. Rao, MD
Douglas Rund, MD
Nicholas E. Kman, MD
Corey M. Slovis, MD, FACP, FACEP
Faaem
Alexander P. Isakov, MD, MPH
Samuel Shartar, RN
Cen
Katherine L. Heilpern, MD
Carlyn M. Christensen-Szalanski, MD, FAAP
Theodore R. Delbridge, MD, MPH
Debra G. Perina, MD
Mark A. Graber, MD, FACEP
Author and Disclosure Information
Antonio J. Dajer, MD, Fred A. Lopez, MD, FACP, Todd Baker, MD, FACEP, Joseph D. Toscano, MD, Thomas M. Scalea, MD, FACS, FCCM, Knox H. Todd, MD, MPH, Rama B. Rao, MD, Douglas Rund, MD, Nicholas E. Kman, MD, Corey M. Slovis, MD, FACP, FACEP, FAAEM, Alexander P. Isakov, MD, MPH, Samuel Shartar, RN, CEN, Katherine L. Heilpern, MD, Carlyn M. Christensen-Szalanski, MD, FAAP, Theodore R. Delbridge, MD, MPH, Debra G. Perina, MD, and Mark A. Graber, MD, FACEP
Personal accounts of an ED in Lower Manhattan on 9/11, a Baghdad ED, and a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina offer practical lessons for coping with future disaster. Expert commentary on surge capacity, educational preparation, funding and overcrowding, hospital closings, communication, and conducting drills is provided in this special coverage. In addition, issues concerning pain and palliative care in a disaster, as well as damage control in trauma, are discussed.