Emergency and Disaster Management

Preparedness and Response to Bio terrorism
There are different categories of weapons of mass effect—chemicals, biological pathogens and toxins, radioactive materials, nuclear devices, and non conventional high-yield explosives. Out of these, biological weapons are used in a terrorism type called bio terrorism. According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), there are the six focus areas for preparedness and response to bio terrorism and other outbreaks that are detrimental to public health.
On the basis of your understanding of the topic of bio terrorism and our preparedness to handle the health services requirement during any such attack, answer the following questions:
Which of the categories of weapons of mass effect is the healthcare industry most prepared to deal with? Why? Provide a factual basis for choosing the particular category of weapons. Which of these categories is the healthcare industry least prepared to deal with? Why?
What are the six focus areas, for preparedness and response to bio terrorism and other outbreaks, covered in your course textbook? Are these focus areas still relevant? Why or why not?
Research and explain the meaning of each focus area. Which focus area is the most important and why?
Which focus area would be the most challenging? And why?
Why is communication an important variable within calming fears and suppressing rumors?
Preparing for a bio terrorist attack presents unique challenges in the United States. There are no real wide-scale events you can study to prepare for a bio terrorist attack. In the absence of this experiential knowledge, training exercises are often used. Answer the following questions regarding the training exercises for preparation for bio terrorist attack:
Why are training exercises important in planning for a bio terrorist attack? How would you use training exercises to help prepare the staff of a hospital from a bio terrorist attack?
What are the benefits of real-life training scenarios involving multiple agencies?
Using the Internet, research on Amtrak’s “Operation Rail Safe” program. Would hospitals and medical centers benefit from a program of this nature to aid in their preparation?
Triage is a process developed by the military to cope with large number of victims of combat or disaster situations. In many disaster situations, it becomes necessary to triage patients in order to assess their medical needs and decide how to allocate the resources and staff available to treat the incoming patients. Using the Internet, research on nerve agent “sarin” and answer the following questions in regard to the above process:
What criteria would you use in the emergency room to triage patients with potential exposure to the nerve agent sarin?
How would you classify the incoming patients when triaging them? Why?
You are the chief executive officer (CEO) of a major hospital. A bio terrorist attack just occurred in your city. The ICS has been activated. Despite the infusion of this additional money provided by the government after the event of September 11, 2001, to the healthcare industry, in an effort to prepare the industry for a possible bio terrorist attack, some people feel that the healthcare industry in US is still unprepared for a bio terrorist attack. As a CEO, you need to assess the situation and prepare your hospital to deal with the situation.
Answer the following questions keeping in mind the above information:
Why is the use of an ICS in a hospital important when dealing with a bio terrorist attack? What are the most challenging issues associated with using an ICS in a hospital? Why?
As a healthcare administrator, how would you allocate money and why? How prepared do you think the healthcare industry is to handle a bio terrorist attack? Why or why not?

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Posted on May 31, 2016Author TutorCategories Question, Questions