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Overview

What is a disaster?

A disaster is an unexpected claustrophobic event or situation that depletes the survival resources and supplies in a relatively short timeframe.

Disasters in the U.S.

· Hurricanes

· Floods

· Fires

· Sinkholes

· 9/11

· Boston Marathon

Government Disaster Planning and Response

· Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

· FEMA

· CDC

· American Red Cross (ARC)

Ethical Issues and Government Disaster Planning and Response

Health Care Organizations and Disaster Planning

Health Care Issues: Beneficence

Health Care Issues: Altered Standards of Care

Health Care Issues: CDC Recommendations

Professional Readiness

Society expects responders to be logically and ethically prepared.

Individual Response to Disasters

· We need to be “Red Cross Ready’ in the event of an emergency.

Ethical Implications for Individual Response to Disasters

· Autonomy

· Beneficence

A Practitioner’s View

· Create and practice a disaster plan