A Study to Develop an Optimum System for Coordination and Control of Casualty Evacuation Following a Natural Disaster in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area
Abstract
The problem was to develop an optimum system for coordination and control of casualty evacuation following a natural disaster in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, area. Research of the problem consisted of gathering data from observation of a mock disaster exercise in addition to personal interviews with local civic authorities whose personnel would normally furnish emergency disaster services. Research of the literature was done to provide a comparison of recommended methods to actual practice. The major findings were that a written medical plan did not exist and that a concept could be developed that would form the nucleus for a written plan. The emergency medical operations center was functionally described, and it was concluded that an organizational and communications configuration could provide daily emergency medical operations support to the single traffic accident and with augmentation the same center could provide disaster medical operations support. It was recommended that, in spite of the cost, the EMOC concept be adopted and that further study be conducted in the area of alert notification, radio equipment, disaster personnel identification, and consolidation of daily ambulance dispatch.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 31, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD1211242
Entities
People
- Joseph F. Folding