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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Herbosa, Teodoro J
• Lam, Hilton Y
• Zambrano, Paul Andrew G

Titel

MASS CASUALTY MANAGEMENT (MCM) SYSTEM ASSESSMENT IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION

Ist Teil von

• Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health, 2009-01, Vol.40, p.47

Ort / Verlag

Bangkok: Central Coordinating Board, SEAMEO-TROPMED Project

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The Western Pacific is a frequent setting of Mass Casualty Incidents. Resentresponse to emergencies/disasters has to contend with many limitations -- showing the vital need to assess Mass Casualty Management (MCM) systems. The goal of this project is to assess the gaps in MCM for all types of MCIs in the region. Based on identified key components of MCM systems, key-informant interview (KII) tools were developed for use across different levels of MCM systems in the following countries: Fiji, Philippines, Vietnam, and Singapore. Conclusions were drawn on socio-economic costs, health facility disaster-preparedness, and human resources development (HRD), for the MCM systems of these countries. Findings and recommendations at the regional level include: 1) the Western Pacific Region is at increased risk for mass casualties; 2) MCM systems in the region are mostly incomplete or not well-coordinated and thus formulation of national policies and standards for MCM systems within individual countries is encouraged; 3) human resource is key and vital to successful MCM system development in resource- or financially-constrained countries and the study recommends strengthening and expanding of currently available training opportunities and that human resource development be focus on more community-oriented training programs; 4) some member countries of the Western Pacific Region are able to extend assistance; 5) good socio-economic and epidemiological disaster data are incomplete or unavailable; 6) there is under-utilization of Information and Communication Technology and; 7) there is a need to study the appropriateness of an MCM system insurance fund.