Question

There are distinct differences in managing an infectious disease disaster (e.g. influenza epidemic, bioterror attack) rather than a traumatic mass casualty incident (e.g. plane crash, mass shooting).

Your assignment is to create a outlines the differences you might find between the two types of events. Place as many factors as you can think of.

The list of factors should be at least 12-15. Factors you might consider includes situations such as logistics, cost, volume of casualties, types of equipment needed, contamination considerations, etc.

Also, include the references used in constructing the table.

Make sure you flesh out your ideas in the table completely!! One or two word answers will not count. Do NOT attach the table to this assignment sheet!!

Answer 1

Ans.) Differences in managing an infectious disease disaster and traumatic mass casualty incident is given below -

• The foremost and basic difference between the mentioned causalities is that the infectious disease disaster is mostly nature born while the traumatic mass casualty incident are human made.
• The infectious disease disaster slowly become serious and fatal but the mass casualty incidents are sudden.
• The chance to save people in mass casualty incident is very less when compared to infectious disease disaster.
• The impact of mass casualty is much higher than the infectious disease disaster. There is panic everywhere, though in case of infectious disease disaster it is also the same but it can be managed.
• There is a medical emergency; the receiving hospital is thus unable to provide each casualty with the optimal level of care that is standard in routine medical management.
• During the infectious disease disaster, the authorities have more time and resources to treat the victim but in case of mass casualty that is like a sudden hit, it is difficult to cope efficiently.
• There is prior planning to manage an infectious disease disaster. Although it is also there in mass casualty incident but it needs to quick implementation by the higher management and authority.