Shephard Elena M, Klein Eileen J, Koelemay Kathryn G, Thompson Jack
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Am J Disaster Med. 2009 Sep-Oct;4(5):279-86.
To identify the proportion of retired physicians belonging to a state-wide professional association who would be willing to volunteer in the event of a disaster.
A paper-based, self-administered questionnaire sent to all physicians listed as retired members of the Washington State Medical Association (WSMA). The main questions included whether subjects would be willing to volunteer during a disaster, which tasks they would be most willing to perform, and whether they would be willing to participate in disaster preparedness training.
A total of 2,443 surveys were mailed, 2,274 arrived at their destination (169 were undeliverable), and 1,447 were returned (response rate 64 percent). Fifty-four percent of respondents reported they would be willing to perform healthcare tasks during a disaster and 24 percent of respondents said they would possibly be willing to help. Tasks retired physicians were most willing to assist with included minor wound care (85 percent), vaccine administration (74 percent), and starting intravenous lines (71 percent). Fewer respondents indicated willingness to assist with community education (60 percent) or staffing ambulatory clinics (48 percent). Seventy-eight percent indicated they would attend disaster preparedness training.
Healthcare facilities must be prepared to cope with staffing shortages in the event of a disaster and volunteers such as retired physicians could fill crucial roles in a medical response plan. The majority of retired physicians surveyed would be willing to participate. They would be most willing to perform well-defined tasks directly related to patient care. Most would be willing to participate in preparatory training.
确定隶属于全州专业协会的退休医生在灾难发生时愿意志愿参与救灾的比例。
向华盛顿州医学协会（WSMA）列出的所有退休医生成员发送纸质自填问卷。主要问题包括受试者在灾难期间是否愿意志愿参与、他们最愿意执行哪些任务，以及他们是否愿意参加灾难准备培训。
共邮寄了2443份调查问卷，2274份送达目的地（169份无法投递），1447份被退回（回复率64%）。54%的受访者表示他们愿意在灾难期间执行医疗任务，24%的受访者表示他们可能愿意提供帮助。退休医生最愿意协助的任务包括小伤口护理（85%）、疫苗接种（74%）和开始静脉输液（71%）。较少的受访者表示愿意协助社区教育（60%）或为门诊配备人员（48%）。78%的受访者表示他们会参加灾难准备培训。
医疗机构必须做好准备，以应对灾难发生时的人员短缺情况，退休医生等志愿者可以在医疗应对计划中发挥关键作用。大多数接受调查的退休医生愿意参与。他们最愿意执行与患者护理直接相关的明确任务。大多数人愿意参加预备培训。
