Question

Bioterrorism

Discuss the potential impact of the issue on a health care organization.

*Analyze the potential risks of the issue on a health care organization.

*Propose strategies for addressing the issue in health care settings.

*Examine the role of the health care manager for the health issue.

Answer 1

The potential impact of the issue on a health care organization are

• Increase in the cost or expenditure on identifying and treating it
• Organising a separate unit for this diseases, as it can be contagious ,communicable or easily spread
• Need of sophisticated equipment
• Adequacy of the drugs, medical equipment, beds ,etc., to meet any crisis

The potential risk of the issue in healthcare organizations are

• Lack of availability of staff , medical equipment ,drugs,etc.,
• Risks the other medical condition patient to get infected
• A faster care to save them can put the healthcare professionals at risk if they missed any personal protective devices
• High mortality rate depending upon the category of the bioterrorism among the population and patient

Some of the strategies to address this in healthcare settings are

• Creating an awareness to public and the staffs
• Traning the staffs to have specific skills in handling patients of bioterrorism
• Creating a separate unit and a 24 hour round the clock medical supervision and treatment thr patient to prevent complications and mortality

The role of the healthcare manager in the health issue

• Adequate distribution of the staff and avoiding shortage of staffs
• Ensuring training is conducted
• Encouraging the healthcare professionals to use personal protective equipments or universal precautions than standard precautions
• Limit the number of visitors in general
• Make sure the screening is done right at the emergency department to start treatment at the earliest