Somers G T, Drinkwater E J, Torcello N
Emerald Medical Centre.
Aust Fam Physician. 1997 Dec;26(12):1406-9.
While there have been many articles and seminars on the Ash Wednesday bushfire and Port Arthur shooting disasters, the role, responsibility and support structure of general practitioners (GPs) and the effect of the disaster on them, have received little attention. This paper looks at the role of the GP as the first responder in a disaster in rural and semi-rural Australia. Hopefully, a structured involvement, with adequate preparation and recovery, will minimise harm to these respondents. This article was written after a local GP response to disasters had been incorporated into the local Displan of one region. This response was successfully activated by Victorian State Displan during the Dandenong Ranges bushfire disaster of January, 1997.
A disaster is said to have occurred when normal community and organisational arrangements are overwhelmed by an event, and extraordinary responses need to be instituted. First responder has become the generic term for those who arrive at the scene during the early phase of the response, that is, before centralised coordination is in place. Displan is the abbreviation for the State Emergency Response Plan. The phases of emergency management consist of: prevention; preparation; response; and recovery.
虽然已经有许多关于圣灰星期三丛林大火和亚瑟港枪击灾难的文章及研讨会，但全科医生（GPs）的角色、责任和支持结构以及灾难对他们的影响却很少受到关注。本文探讨了全科医生在澳大利亚农村和半农村地区灾难中作为第一响应者的角色。希望通过有组织的参与、充分的准备和恢复，将对这些响应者的伤害降至最低。本文是在一个地区将当地全科医生对灾难的响应纳入当地的《州应急响应计划》（Displan）之后撰写的。1997年1月丹德农山脉丛林大火灾难期间，维多利亚州的《州应急响应计划》成功启动了这一响应。
当正常的社区和组织安排被某一事件压垮，需要采取特别响应措施时，就称发生了灾难。第一响应者已成为对那些在响应初期，即在集中协调到位之前到达现场的人员的通用称呼。Displan是《州应急响应计划》的缩写。应急管理的阶段包括：预防；准备；响应；和恢复。
