Disaster Planning
A Practical Guide for Effective Health Outcomes

A practical step-by-step guide for writing, implementing, and evaluating plans that address any disaster, however unexpected.

Mark Keim (Author)

9781009004220, Cambridge University Press

Multiple-component retail product, published 4 November 2021

228 pages
23.3 x 15.5 x 1.3 cm, 0.36 kg

'A plan begins with conversations, relationship building and an appreciation of shared visions, pressures and fear of the unknown. Dr. Keim has listened and learned through his course at the CDC, various disaster medicine deployments and countless meetings with those who believe in the planning process and those who require more time to join the effort. A scholar with a voracious appetite to learn the science of sudden onset mass casualty incident response, this work represents a coherent framework for any and all involved in incident management or incident command to share their expertise, to collectively share ideas and to connect the individuals within their agencies with those from other agencies to forge a mutually understood plan. This text simplifies the practice options establishing paths for those sitting around the table (or videoconference) to venture secure in the validity.' Eric S. Weinstein, MD MScDM, Research Associate CRIMEDIM, Novara, Italy

As disasters become more frequent and severe worldwide, disaster planning as a human endeavor is more important than ever, with the potential to save millions of lives globally. In this important new book, the author offers a practical, step-by-step guide for writing, implementing, and measuring the quality of your own disaster plan to address any threat with an approach that has been tested in public health and medical settings worldwide. Filling a significant gap in the existing literature, this book offers a comprehensive reference for both the principles and the practice of disaster planning. Access to a 25-lecture training course provides ancillary teaching materials for college level courses, offering added value for academic readers. An essential resource for public health graduates and anyone responsible for the management of disasters, primarily public health professionals, emergency physicians, first responders, and emergency managers.

Preface
Materials covered
How to use this book
How to use the website materials
Acknowledgements
Part I. Introduction: 1. What is planning?
2. What is disaster planning?
3. Planning as component of preparedness
4. A capability-based approach for emergency preparedness
Part II. The Principles Of Emergency Operations Planning: 5. Eight principles of effective planning
6. The O2C3 approach to effective planning
7. Operational planning
8. Objective based planning
9. Capability-based planning
10. Consensus-based planning
11. Compliance with norms, plans and regulations
Part III. The Practice Of Emergency Operations Planning: 12. The ADEPT™ planning system
13. The SOARR™ format for plan organization
14. The ADEPT™ planning wheel
14. Preparation for plan writing
Part IV. The Process Of Emergency Operations Planning: 16. Planning assumptions
17. Risk assessment
18. Creating plans
19. Gap analysis
20. Plan implementation
21. Plan sharing
Part V. The Quality Of Emergency Operations Planning: 22. Plan monitoring and evaluation
23. Plan improvement
24. Planning pitfalls
25. The future of disaster planning
Part VI. Appendices
Appendix A: Epilogue
Appendix B: Definition of Key Terms
Appendix C: ADEPT Example Plan
Part VII. References.

Subject Areas: First aid & paramedical services [MQF], Accident & emergency medicine [MMK], Public health & preventive medicine [MBN]