Integrated decision-making in response to weapons of mass destruction incidents: Development and initial evaluation of a course for healthcare professionals

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-30

  Pryor, Erica ^a   Heck, Emily ^b   Norman, Linda ^c   Weiner, Betsy ^c   Mathews, Rick ^d   Black, James ^b   Terndrup, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative decision making; Bioterrorism; Bioterrorism preparedness; Chemical terrorism; Emergency preparedness; Incident command system; Mass casualty incident; Multidisciplinary emergency response exercise; Public health emergency response; Tabletop exercise; Weapons of mass destruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; UNITED STATES;

BIOTERRORISM; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646559888     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00003289     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Catlett C, Perl T, Jenckes MW, et al: Training of clinicians for public health events relevant to bioterrorism preparedness. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 51. AHRQ-Publication No. 02-E011. Rockville, MD: Agency for Health Care Research and Quality. January 2002.
2. Turnock BJ: Roadmap for public health workforce preparedness. J Public Health Manag Pract 2003;9(6):471-480.
3. Lichiveld M, Hodge JG, Gebbie K, et al: Preparedness on the frontline: What's law got to do with it? J Law Med Ethics 2002;30(3):184-188.
4. Hsu EB, Jenckes MW, Catlett CL, et al: Training of Hospital Staff to Respond to a Mass Casualty Incident. Summary, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 95. (Prepared by the Johns Hopkins University Evidencebased Practice Center). AHRQ-Publication No. 04-E015-1. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. April 2004.
5. United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Emergency Preparedness and American College of Emergency Physicians- NBC Task Force: Final Report: Developing Objectives, Content, and Competencies for the Training of Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Physicians, and Emergency Nurses to Care for Casualties Resultingfrom Nuclear, Biological, or Chemical (NBC) Incidents. April 2001.
6. Association of American Medical Colleges: Training Future Physicians on Weapons of Mass Destruction: Report of the Expert Panel on Bioterrorism Education for Medical Students. 2003.
7. Roberts HV, Sergesketter BF: Quality is Personal: A Foundation for Total Quality Management. New York: Free Press. 1993.
8. Hinkle D, Wiersma W, Jurs S: Applied Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, 5th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 2003.
9. Nunnally J: Psychometric Theory, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill. 1978.
10. Inglesby TV, Grossman R, OToole T: A plague on your city: Observations from TOPOFF. Clin Infect Dis 2001;32:436-445.
11. Henning KJ, Brennan PJ, Hoegg C, et al: Health system preparedness for bioterrorism: Bringing the tabletop to the hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2004;25:146-155.
12. Beaton RD, Johnson LC: Instrument development and evaluation of domestic preparedness training for first responders. Prehosp Disast Med 2002;17(3):119-125.
13. US Congress: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997. Pub. L No. 104-201, Title XIV,. Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction, Subtitle A, Domestic Preparedness §1412 - §1415 (September 1996).
14. Jarrett D: Lessons learned: The "Pale Horse" bioterrorism response exercise. Disaster Manag Response 2003;l:114-118.