The road less taken: modularization and waterways as a domestic disaster response mechanism

Preparedness scenarios project the need for significant healthcare surge capacity. Current planning draws heavily from the military model, leveraging deployable infrastructure to augment or replace extant capabilities. This approach would likely prove inadequate in a catastrophic disaster, as the mi...

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Published inJournal of emergency management (Weston, Mass.) Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 225
Main Authors Donahue, Jr, Donald A, Cunnion, Stephen O, Godwin, Evelyn A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.2013
Subjects
Disaster Planning - methods
Disasters
Emergency Medical Services - organization & administration
Health Services Accessibility - organization & administration
Humans
Military Medicine
Relief Work
Rivers
Ships
Surge Capacity
Transportation
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Summary:Preparedness scenarios project the need for significant healthcare surge capacity. Current planning draws heavily from the military model, leveraging deployable infrastructure to augment or replace extant capabilities. This approach would likely prove inadequate in a catastrophic disaster, as the military model relies on forewarning and an extended deployment cycle. Local equipping for surge capacity is prohibitively costly while movement of equipment can be subject to a single point of failure. Translational application of maritime logistical techniques and an ancient mode of transportation can provide a robust and customizable approach to disaster relief for greater than 90 percent of the American population.
ISSN:1543-5865
DOI:10.5055/jem.2013.0140