A Review of Nurses in Disaster Preparedness and Response: Military and Civilian Collaboration

Rivers Felecia, Speraw Susan, Phillips Kenneth D. and Lee Jan
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Rivers Felecia: C. R. Darnall Army Medical Center
Speraw Susan: University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Phillips Kenneth D.: University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Lee Jan: University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 2010, vol. 7, issue 1, 20

Abstract: Every year the world experiences numerous disaster events, both human-made and naturally occurring. These calamitous occurrences are of concern to health care providers for many reasons, not the least of which the reality that their incidence is increasing. Mounting event frequency and magnitude, coupled with increasing world population, results in human impacts that are devastating. Frequently these events call for the deployment of military force, to restore order and secure devastated neighborhoods, or to provide other forms of aid, including healthcare. These military forces often work in concert with community-based, civilian volunteers who participate in disaster response as part of non-governmental agencies. Thus, for health professionals both civilian and military, disaster events are of great concern. This review of the literature provides an overview of disaster studies and anecdotal articles that reveal some of the difficulties and lessons learned over time and recommend research topics for future studies.

Keywords: disaster; disaster preparedness; disaster and nurse response; human-made disaster and nurse response; military nurse and disaster response; natural disaster and nursing response; terrorism; terrorism and nurse response; terrorism and preparedness; civilian-military collaboration; military-civilian disaster (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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