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Healthcare Workers and Disasters
Disasters due to extreme environmental conditions, technology, or mass violence often necessitate intervention by healthcare workers. Therefore, it is important that healthcare workers are adequately prepared for the potential of disaster through appropriate training and education. This preparedness allows healthcare workers to approach and deal with any emerging issues effectively and adapt to drastically changing situations and demands. Furthermore, the roles of healthcare workers also often significantly change during or after disasters.
One of the most important issues with regards to healthcare workers in the context of disasters is preparedness. Hsu et al. (2006) recognized that there is a critical need for disaster training for all levels of healthcare training that is effective and evidence based. This training should include the development of specific guidelines and standards in training health care workers to respond to major events (Hsu et al., 2006). In response to this need for effective training, the researchers...
(2006) through a systematic consensus building process that incorporated several steps, such as reviewing research literature, reviewing existing competencies, courses, and training objectives that are published, as well as expert panel review. Through this process, the authors developed seven educational competencies. These competencies included: 1) to recognize a potential disaster and take necessary initial action; 2) application of critical event management principles; 3) demonstration of critical safety principles; 4) develop understanding of emergency operations plans; 5) demonstration of effective communication; 6) understand individual role in incident command system; 7) and demonstrate the necessary skills and knowledge for fulfillment of individual roles during a disaster (Hsu et al., 2006). These competencies were designed as a potential foundation…
References
Freedy, J.R., Simpson, W.M. (2007). Diaster-related physical and mental health: a role for the family physician. American Family Physician, 75(6), 841-6.
Hsu, E, B., Thomas, T.L., Bass, E.B., Whyne, D., Kelen, G.D., Green, G.B. (2006). Healthcare worker competencies for disaster training. BMC Medical Education, 6,19.
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