Development of an Anesthesiology Disaster Response Plan

Mac Staben; Jesse Raiten; Meghan Lane-Fall; Michael Scott

doi:10.1016/j.anclin.2021.02.001

Development of an Anesthesiology Disaster Response Plan

Anesthesiol Clin. 2021 Jun;39(2):245-253. doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2021.02.001. Epub 2021 Apr 17.

Authors

Mac Staben¹, Jesse Raiten², Meghan Lane-Fall¹, Michael Scott¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Dulles 6, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
² Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Dulles 6, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: Jesse.Raiten@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

Abstract

Events during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic have demonstrated how disasters can disrupt the flow of health care delivery. Disaster events may become more common, and health care providers need proper training in how to manage patients affected by these events. Literature from anesthetic management from prior disasters, other specialties, and low-income and middle-income countries, offers guidance for how to respond to disasters. An effective disaster response requires a comprehensive plan that is rehearsed and well executed. Health care workers responding to a disaster may suffer physical and psychological consequences.

Keywords: Anesthesiology; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Disaster planning; Disasters; Earthquakes.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anesthesiology / organization & administration*
COVID-19*
Disaster Planning*
Emergency Medical Services
Health Personnel
Humans
Pandemics*