The continuum of health care in emergency situations, like a tornado, was the focus of a recent 天美传媒 symposium.
A series of tornadoes in Texas has initially reported at least six people dead, and 37 injured on Thursday, May 16, 2013. The city of , 35 miles southwest of Fort Worth, appears to have been struck the worst.
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| Dr. D. Sean Smith shows photo of tornado ravaged Joplin, MO from 2011. |
The tornado created a mass trauma event, unlike any other ever seen in the area. Dr. Kyle McCombs an emergency room physical and chief of staff at Lake Granbury Medical Center is reported in the as saying,听 鈥淔or a hospital of our size, we鈥檝e never seen a mass trauma event like this鈥� we had serious, major trauma, and a lot of it.鈥�
Supporting the听, like a tornado, was the focus of a recent 天美传媒 symposium. 听On the heels of Hurricane Sandy, the Adelphi invited a panel of health care experts to share their expertise with attendees. The experts included featured speaker of Joplin, Missouri who like his Texas counter-part, Dr. McCombs, runs an emergency medical facility, , that was directly affected by a tornado.
At the 天美传媒 program, Dr. Smith spoke of how on May 22, 2011, a tornado caused unprecedented destruction in , including this country鈥檚 first direct hit on an acute care hospital. Smith assisted with the initial Incident Command Functions for St. John鈥檚 Regional Medical Center.
In the fall 2012 semester, the Center for Health Innovation (CHI) had released a . The findings released showed that most Americans were not prepared for a catastrophic event. Over 1,000 adults over the age of 18 were surveyed in the university sponsored poll with highlights that included: 44 percent don鈥檛 have first-aid kits; 48 percent lack emergency supplies; and 53 percent do not have a minimum three-day supply of nonperishable food and water at home. Ironically, soon after the poll was released, the region where CHI and 天美传媒 is was critically affected by superstorm Sandy.
Another poll conducted focused on mental health in times of disaster asking if in that field were prepared to manage clients in such situations. The found that most felt their communities were only somewhat prepared for a disruptive event.
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