Williams Kenneth, Suner Selim, Sullivan Francis, Woolard Robert
Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA.
Med Health R I. 2003 Jul;86(7):207-10.
In summary, RIDI is a multi-year research project to identify and develop solutions to some of the challenges posed by disaster response, with a focus on WMD incidents. September 11, 2001, changed the RIDI timeline with increased pressure to produce tangible results and recommendations rapidly. Phase 1 was an effort to identify problems and potential solutions through vulnerability assessment, literature review and expert panel discussion. Many disaster response "solutions" may fail because of a rush to use untested equipment or processes. RIDI is working cooperatively with other Rhode Island disaster experts to avoid these failures. Informed by Phase 1, RIDI Phase 2 will carefully and progressively test potential "solutions" during research trial disaster drills. Only after research can RIDI identify best practices in disaster response. As RIDI progresses to Phase 3, the demonstration project phase, specific improvements are expected in Rhode Island's readiness for disaster. A main feature of Phase 3 is use of a RIDI demonstration vehicle to bring identified solutions to the scene as requested by Rhode Island EMS agencies. Together with others working to improve Rhode Island readiness for disaster threats, RIDI hopes to improve the outcome for patients and providers in Rhode Island as they face the current disaster threats.
总之，罗德岛灾害应对倡议（RIDI）是一个多年期研究项目，旨在识别并开发应对灾害响应所带来的一些挑战的解决方案，重点关注大规模杀伤性武器事件。2001年9月11日事件改变了RIDI的时间表，要求迅速产生切实成果和建议的压力增大。第一阶段致力于通过脆弱性评估、文献综述和专家小组讨论来识别问题和潜在解决方案。许多灾害应对“解决方案”可能会因急于使用未经测试的设备或流程而失败。RIDI正在与罗德岛的其他灾害专家合作，以避免这些失败。基于第一阶段的情况，RIDI第二阶段将在研究性灾害演练期间仔细且逐步地测试潜在“解决方案”。只有经过研究，RIDI才能确定灾害应对的最佳实践。随着RIDI进入第三阶段，即示范项目阶段，预计罗德岛在灾害准备方面将有具体改进。第三阶段的一个主要特点是使用一辆RIDI示范车辆，根据罗德岛紧急医疗服务机构的要求，将已确定的解决方案带到现场。与其他致力于提高罗德岛应对灾害威胁准备程度的机构一起，RIDI希望在罗德岛患者和救援人员面对当前灾害威胁时改善其结果。
