Medical Surge Capacity - Workshop Summary (Paperback)

During natural disasters, disease pandemics, terrorist attacks, and other public health emergencies, the health system must be prepared to accommodate a surge in the number of individuals seeking medical help. For the health community, a primary concern is how to provide care to individuals during such high demand, when the health system's resources are exhausted and there are more patients than the system can accommodate. The IOM's Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events held a workshop June 10-11, 2009, to assess the capability of and tools available to federal, state, and local governments to respond to a medical surge. In addition, participants discussed strategies for the public and private sectors to improve preparedness for such a surge. The workshop brought together leaders in the medical and public health preparedness fields, including policy makers from federal agencies and state and local public health departments; providers from the health care community; and health care and hospital administrators. This document summarizes the workshop. Table of Contents Front Matter Workshop Summary Appendix A: References Appendix B: Agenda Appendix C: Registered Attendees Appendix D: Surge Medical Response Capability: What Is It? How Do We Get It? How Do We Know When We Have It? Appendix E: Alternate Care Systems: Stratification of Care Appendix F: Creating Situational Awareness: A Systems Approach Appendix G: Vulnerable Populations in Disasters: Health Effects and Needs Appendix H: Fatalities Management Strategies Appendix I: Financing Surge Capacity and Preparedness

General

Imprint:	National Academies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	Institute of Medicine • Board on Health Sciences Policy • Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events
Editors:	Matthew Hougan • Lori Nadig • Clare Stroud • Bruce M Altevogt
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 0mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-0-309-14674-6
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General
LSN:	0-309-14674-7
Barcode:	9780309146746

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