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Public_Health_and_Emergency_Response
Course: UCONJ 445, Winter 2010School: Washington
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EmergencyResponse Afunnythinghappened PublicHealthand onthewaytothe pandemic Windstorm 2006 Torrential rain arrived 4 PM December 14 Gale-force winds hit 2 AM December 15 Winds uprooted tens of thousands of trees Soils saturated from heavy November rains Knocked out power to > 75% of the region WhatsaPublicHealth agencytodo? IwonderasIwanderoutunderthe sky ResponseActivitiesWindstorm Warn...
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EmergencyResponse
Afunnythinghappened PublicHealthand onthewaytothe pandemic
Windstorm 2006
Torrential rain arrived 4 PM December 14 Gale-force winds hit 2 AM December 15 Winds uprooted tens of thousands of trees
Soils saturated from heavy November rains
Knocked out power to > 75% of the region
WhatsaPublicHealth agencytodo?
IwonderasIwanderoutunderthe sky
ResponseActivitiesWindstorm
Warn Public of Health Risks:
Messages: CO, TA, Food Borne Illness Language Translation Reach Vulnerable Populations Telephone contact Resources for Sheltering in Place Special Needs Shelter
Protect the Medically Fragile:
Investigate Illness/Deaths Sustain Critical Public Health Functions
WarnthePublicofRisks
fireside TwastheNightBeforetheWindstorm
Yuletidebythe
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Media Release Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (charcoal indoors) Toxic Asphyxiation (generator exhaust) Food Borne Illness (lack of refrigeration) Media, Flyers, Website Outreach to Vulnerable Populations >>>>
Post-Event through the week following
Mechanisms
ReachVulnerablePopulations
afar Challenges:
Bearingwarningswetraverse
Cultural norms include burning indoors Non-English speaking No power (radio and television irrelevant) Community Based Organizations Ethnic Media Door-to-Door Point-of-Sale Restaurant calls, visits
Mechanisms
ProtecttheMedicallyFragile
AllIwantforChristmasismypower back
Residents of Facilities without power
Nursing Homes Assisted Living Facilities Daily Phone Check-In Resource Acquisition: Shelter in Place
Activities:
Generators, Gasoline Food, Blankets
Special Needs Shelter >>>>
SpecialNeedsShelter
outside. Clinical PH staff Staffed by
Baby,itscold
Bellevue Community College Purpose: frail, non-critical patients Asked care-giver or facility staff to accompany residents
1 Nursing Home (44 residents and staff) 7 Individuals, High Acuity Needs
Triage with EMS Utilized Metro Access for transportation
Determinewhypeoplearedying
twice Surveillance Disease
Makinalistandcheckinit
Harborview call to PH advising of high incidence Carbon poisoning Monoxide became a reportable condition for the week VM Hyperbaric Chamber records Medical Examiner autopsy records Case interviews CD-EPI CDC liaison, assisting with investigation record collection at hospitals
Disease Investigation Continues
ManageHealth&MedicalResponse(ESF 8)
Administration
IllbeherethroughChristmas,youcancount Established Incident Command Structure (ICS) onme Communications, Operations, Plans, Logistics,
Activated PH EOC
Activated: Noon, Dec. 15 through 2 PM, Dec. 22 Twelve-hour days; Duty Officer Coverage Overnight
Assured appropriate medical response Operated public health response Managed outages in our own clinics
Results
First event in which Public Health Seattle & King County took a lead role
Positive response from all:
Hospitals, EMS Nursing Homes/Assisted Living Facilities Untested (PAN FLU) Plans Succeeded
True learning opportunity:
Identified Areas for Improvement Identified Gaps in Response System
PublicHealthRoleinEmergencies
Originates with FEMA
National Response Plan
Emergency Support Functions (ESF)
ESF 8 is Medical & Public Health
Public Health Seattle & King County is the regional lead agency for ESF 8:
Public Health/Mortuary Services Medical Mental Health
ESF 8 for King County:
http://www.metrokc.gov/prepare/programs/regionalplan.aspx
PublicHealth/MortuaryResponse
Disease Control
Surveillance and Investigation Prophylaxis and Immunization Isolation and Quarantine
Environmental Health Hazard Mitigation Risk Communications/Vulnerable Communities EMS Coordination/Medic One Fatality Management Lead ESF 8
MedicalResponse
Mass Patient Care
Critical Care Ambulatory Care Palliative Care Hospitals PH Clinics, Community Clinics Private Providers Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities Field Hospitals Special Needs Shelters
Partners
Alternate Care Sites
MentalHealthResponse
Community, Family, Individual and Responder
Traumatic Stress Management Bereavement and Grief Management Mental Health System and Agencies Individual Providers Faith Based Community
Partners
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