Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Disaster Medicine

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Emergency Medicine

Part of the book series: Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation ((CHS))

  • 700 Accesses

Abstract

When disaster strikes, the public expects and deserves a coordinated, safe and productive response. Thankfully, disasters are a relatively rare phenomena. Simulation, in a variety of forms, therefore plays an important role in disaster preparedness allowing health care providers, public safety officers and even regular citizens tools with which to hone their skills and prepare for the events we all hope will never occur.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 99.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 129.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Scott LA, Swartzentruber DA, Davis CA, Maddux PT, Schnellman J, Wahlquist AE. Competency in chaos: lifesaving performance of care providers utilizing a competency-based multi-actor emergency preparedness training curriculum. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2013;28(4):322–33.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Valesky W, Silverberg M, Gillet B, Roblin P, Adelaine J, Wallis LA, et al. Assessment of hospital disaster preparedness for the 2010 FIFA World Cup using an internet-based, long distance tabletop drill. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2011;26(3):192–5.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Chi CH, Chao WH, Chuang CC, Tsai MC, Tsai LM. Emergency medical technicians’ disaster training by tabletop exercise. Am J Emerg Med. 2001;19(5):433–6.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Abir M, Choi H, Cooke CR, Wang SC, Davis MM. Design of a model to predict surge capacity bottlenecks for burn mass casualties at a large academic medical center. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2013;28(1):23–32.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Cohen D, Sevdalis N, Taylor D, Kerr K, Heys M, Willett K, et al. Emergency preparedness in the 21st century: training and preparation modules in virtual environments. Resuscitation. 2013;84:78–84.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Franc-Law JM, Ingrassia PL, Ragazzoni L, Della Corte F. The effectiveness of training with an emergency department simulator on medical student performance in a simulated disaster. CJEM. 2010;12(1):27–32.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Andreatta PB, Maslowski E, Petty S, Shim W, Marsh M, Hall T, et al. Virtual reality triage training provides a viable solution for disaster-preparedness. Acad Emerg Med. 2010;17(8):870–6.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Wilkerson W, Avstreih D, Gruppen L, Beier KP, Woolliscroft J. Using immersive simulation for training first responders for mass casualty incidents. Acad Emerg Med. 2008;15(11):1152–9.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Koenig KL, Bey T, Schultz CH. International disaster medical sciences fellowship: model curriculum and key considerations for establishment of an innovative international educational program. West J Emerg Med. 2009;10(4):213–9.

    PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  10. Perina DG, Brunett CP, Caro DA, Char DM, Chisholm CD, Counselman FL, et al. The 2011 model of the clinical practice of emergency medicine. Acad Emerg Med. 2012;19(7):e19–40.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Olson DK, Scheller A, Wey A. Using gaming simulation to evaluate bioterrorism and emergency readiness education. Public Health Rep. 2010;125:468–77.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Ingrassia PL, Carenzo L, Barra FL, Colombo D, Ragazzoni L, Tengattini M, et al. Data collection in a live mass casualty incident simulation: automated RFID technology versus manually recorded system. Eur J Emerg Med. 2012;19(1):35–9.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Lewis B, Swarup S, Bisset K, Eubank S, Marathe M, Barrett C. A simulation environment for the dynamic evaluation of disaster preparedness policies and interventions. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2013;19(5):S42–8.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Shen W, Jiang L, Zhang M, Ma Y, Jiang G, He X. Research approaches to mass casualty incidents response: development from routine perspectives to complexity science. Chin Med J. 2014;127(13):2523–30.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  15. Franc-Law JM, Bullard M, Corte FD. Simulation of a hospital disaster plan:a virtual, live exercise. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2008;23(4):346–53.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Breslin P, McGowan C, Pecheux B, Sudol R. Disaster preparedness: serious gaming. Health Manag Technol. 2007:14–7.

    Google Scholar 

  17. Schulz CM, Skrzypczak M, Raith S, Hinzmann D, Krautheim V, Heuser F, et al. High-fidelity human patient simulators compared with human actors in an unannounced mass-casualty exercise. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2014;29(2):176–82.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Araz OM, Jehn M, Lant T, Fowler JW. A new method of exercising pandemic preparedness through an interactive simulation and visualization. J Med Syst. 2012;36:1475–83.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. John A Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, USA

    Lisa Jacobson

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Adventist Health Castle, Kailua, HI, USA

    Lisa Jacobson

Authors
  1. Lisa Jacobson
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA

    Christopher Strother

  2. Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, FL, USA

    Yasuharu Okuda

  3. Veterans Health Affairs SimLEARN Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA

    Nelson Wong

  4. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA

    Steven McLaughlin

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2021 Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Jacobson, L. (2021). Disaster Medicine. In: Strother, C., Okuda, Y., Wong, N., McLaughlin, S. (eds) Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Emergency Medicine. Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57367-6_23

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57367-6_23

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-030-57365-2

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-030-57367-6

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation