Baker Michael S
Department of Surgery, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA.
Mil Med. 2007 Mar;172(3):237-43. doi: 10.7205/milmed.172.3.237.
Current events highlight the need for disaster preparedness. We have seen tsunamis, hurricanes, terrorism, and combat in the news every night. There are many variables in a disaster, such as damage to facilities, loss of critical staff members, and overwhelming numbers of casualties. Each medical treatment facility should have a plan for everything from caring for staff members to getting the laundry done and providing enhanced security or mortuary services. Communication and agreements with local, regional, and federal agencies are vital. Then we must train and drill to shape the tools to impose order on chaos and to provide the most care to the greatest number.
时事凸显了灾难准备的必要性。我们每晚都在新闻中看到海啸、飓风、恐怖主义和战争。灾难中有许多变数，例如设施损坏、关键工作人员流失以及大量伤亡。每个医疗设施都应该有一个涵盖从照顾工作人员到完成洗衣工作以及提供强化安保或太平间服务等所有事项的计划。与地方、区域和联邦机构的沟通与协议至关重要。然后我们必须进行培训和演练，以塑造应对混乱并为最多数人提供最大程度护理的工具。
