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

• Published in: Journal 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...