Pierce J Rush, Pittard Alicia E I, West Theresa A, Richardson J Matthew
Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA.
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2007 Sep-Oct;13(5):441-6. doi: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000285194.31555.3c.
Like more than 150 communities in Texas, our community participated in disaster response for Gulf coast citizens evacuated from hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We implemented and adjusted emergency operations plans that were designed to respond to a local disaster. Lessons learned will strengthen our disaster preparedness in the future, including the importance of a robust medical presence at evacuation shelters; the value of an accurate and timely database of medical needs for shelter occupants; the usefulness of brief paperwork; the need for a preidentified and pretrained group of healthcare workers; the necessity of timely and accurate communications with medical partners in the community; the requirement that our local city government plan, open, and operate disaster shelters in our community; and the impact of ease of travel, frequent and honest communication, and sincere appreciation on maintaining morale in our volunteers.
和得克萨斯州150多个社区一样，我们的社区参与了为从卡特里娜飓风和丽塔飓风中撤离的墨西哥湾沿岸居民提供的灾难救援行动。我们实施并调整了旨在应对当地灾难的应急行动方案。汲取的经验教训将增强我们未来的灾难防范能力，包括在避难所配备充足医疗力量的重要性；为避难所居住者建立准确及时的医疗需求数据库的价值；简化文书工作的作用；预先确定并经过培训的医护人员队伍的必要性；与社区医疗伙伴进行及时准确沟通的必要性；我们当地市政府在我们社区规划、开设和运营灾难避难所的要求；以及出行便利、频繁且坦诚的沟通和真诚的感激对维持我们志愿者士气的影响。
