(A334) Disaster Medicine Center Evolution (Structure and Activities)

The requirements of coping with emergencies on the national level include the necessity to modify the structure of disaster medicine centers that deal with major emergencies. Sharing the responsibility for the management of emergency response and preparedness also is important. The evolution of disa...

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Published in:Prehospital and disaster medicine 2011-05, Vol.26 (S1), p.s94-s94
Main Authors: Kipor, G.V., Goncharov, S.F., Borisenko, L.V., Bobi, B.V., Pichugina, N.K.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Abstracts of Scientific and Invited Papers 17th World Congress for Disaster and Emergency Medicine
Disaster risk
Disasters
Emergency preparedness
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Summary:The requirements of coping with emergencies on the national level include the necessity to modify the structure of disaster medicine centers that deal with major emergencies. Sharing the responsibility for the management of emergency response and preparedness also is important. The evolution of disaster medicine service is key for disaster risk activities. The goal of this presentation is to show the center subunits and their tasks based on strict management under the leading the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russian Federation. The main units of the disaster medicine center are proposed in view of the relationship to the regional and municipal centers and local medical facilities. The participation of corresponding-level centers in emergency response is dictated by the emergency scale, characteristics of the event, number of injured, number and capacities of local (regional) medical facilities, and other needs in emergency response management. The system of supply management during emergencies comprises a network of warehousing conserving the federal, regional, and local reserves of medical products is revised regularly. The new, information-sharing, automatic, geo-informational system manages the distribution of supplies for any event and evaluates the presence of resources and personnel around any focal point where any natural or technological emergency occurs. Such an informational system is being discussed for the revision of supplies and management on the international scale. The issues of field practice are proposed and suggestions on the modern coordinating mechanisms will be discussed.
ISSN:1049-023X
1945-1938
DOI:10.1017/S1049023X11003189