Challenges of service coordination for evacuees of Hurricane Maria through the National Disaster Medical System
| Autor: | Jeanette Dickinson, Margaret Mahool, Michelle S Davis, Melanie R Pedersen, Diane L Downie, Jennifer A Cockrill, Edecia Richards, Charles Weir, Julie Clement, Selena D. Ready, Mary Jane Chappell-Reed, Chris McGee, Cassidy Brown, Laura Nichole Bluemle, Bradley P Goodwin, Jeanne Eckes, Angela C. Brown, Sara E. Luckhaupt, Kitichia C Weekes, Thomas I Bowman, Ruby Lerner, Michael R Garner, Shirley A Mojica, Jonathan Smith, Lauren Brewer, Aaron Grober, Leisha D. Nolen, Neil M. Vora |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty 030505 public health Georgia Cyclonic Storms Public health Disaster Planning General Medicine medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences Emergency Medicine medicine Limited capacity Humans Medical emergency Business Public Health Cooperative Behavior 0305 other medical science Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Dialysis (biochemistry) Safety Research |
| Zdroj: | Journal of emergency management (Weston, Mass.). 16(3) |
| ISSN: | 1543-5865 |
| Popis: | Objective: To describe the challenges of service coordination through the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) for Hurricane Maria evacuees, particularly those on dialysis.Design: Public health report.Setting: Georgia.Report: On November 25, 2017, there were 208 patients evacuated to Georgia in response to Hurricane Maria receiving NDMS support. Most were evacuated from the US Virgin Islands (97 percent) and the remaining from Puerto Rico (3 percent); 73 percent of these patients were on dialysis, all from the US Virgin Islands. From the beginning of the evacuation response through November 25, 2017, there were 282 patients evacuated to Georgia via NDMS, with a median length of coverage through NDMS for those on and not on dialysis of 60 and 16 days, respectively. Conclusion: The limited capacity and capability of dialysis centers currently in the US Virgin Islands are delaying the return to home of many Hurricane Maria evacuees who are on dialysis. |
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