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This 14 page paper looks at different aspects of managing a major terrorist disaster from the perspective of the emergency medical staff. The paper starts by looking at the EMS role as part of the Incident Command System, the major safety considerations, consideration for setting up the command post, the types of explosives that may be present and the medical conditions ate the incident. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
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14 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TS14_TEmedterror.rtf
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6. MEDICAL CONDITIONS 12 1. Introduction The global environment can be uncertain; there are many potential events that can result in disaster. A serious threat is that of terrorism, the
potential of occurrence may be low, as they are infrequent, but the potential damage and loss of life is high, as such it is essential that there are plans in
place to deal with such an event. A framework that helps to develop and then maintain a response strategy is the Incident Command System. This is a system that was
developed in response to major wildfires that took place in California in the 1970s. It was realized that there was a coordinated approach needed in order to effectively deal with
the events in an effective manner. The framework has since become the "standard command and control system during emergency operations" (NIMS, 2008). When there is a major incident it is
important to understand way that this is used, the different roles and the potential requirements of a major incident the nature of the coordinated in a situation where there are
major are different organizations and jurisdictions. Considering a potential attack on a workplace where there are usually 3,000 people will constitute a major even. 2. Roles The multi jurisdiction
approach helps to delineate the different tasks of the different agencies involved to increase efficiency, but the approach is one what is designed to enable cooperation and coordination with a
framework that sees all organization using standard terminology and a process where there are set principles and procedures laid down. The role of the EMS, police and fire brigade are
essential within a major incident. The role of each is to respond to the incident, this is underpinned by the functions that are present within the ICS system; command, operations,
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