title: Disaster Management Response Guidelines for Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery.
abstract: Complacency and lack of preparation are major barriers to an effective disaster response. Leadership assignments and departmental organization for a response should be outlined in advance. Response rehearsal and after-action reviews allow for thoughtful change to a response plan. Hospital disaster alert notification systems should be standardized and should be understood. Communication systems used in a disaster should have redundancy. A department’s response plan must be integrated into the overall hospital plan. Large casualty volumes require appropriate triage and resource allocation. Response provider emotional and health support is an important consideration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Orthopaedic Trauma Association Committee on Disaster Management Preparedness, 2 Dudley Street, MOC 200, Providence, RI 02905.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Born
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Orthopaedic Trauma Association Committee on Disaster Management Preparedness, 2 Dudley Street, MOC 200, Providence, RI 02905.
authors.forename: Christiaan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mamczak
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Orthopaedic Trauma Association Committee on Disaster Management Preparedness, 2 Dudley Street, MOC 200, Providence, RI 02905.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pagenkopf
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Orthopaedic Trauma Association Committee on Disaster Management Preparedness, 2 Dudley Street, MOC 200, Providence, RI 02905.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McAndrew
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Orthopaedic Trauma Association Committee on Disaster Management Preparedness, 2 Dudley Street, MOC 200, Providence, RI 02905.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Orthopaedic Trauma Association Committee on Disaster Management Preparedness, 2 Dudley Street, MOC 200, Providence, RI 02905.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Teague
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Orthopaedic Trauma Association Committee on Disaster Management Preparedness, 2 Dudley Street, MOC 200, Providence, RI 02905.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wolinsky
authors.affiliation: Foundry Orthopaedics, 285 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908.
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Monchik
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning; D004190:Disasters; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006752:Hospital Planning; D006801:Humans; D054527:Mass Casualty Incidents; D009985:Orthopedics; D014218:Triage; D014481:United States