TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing the readiness and training needs of non-urban physicians in public health emergency and response
AU - Hsu, Chiehwen Ed
AU - Soto Mas, Francisco
AU - Jacobson, Holly
AU - Papenfuss, Richard
AU - Nkhoma, Ella T.
AU - Zoretic, James
N1 - Funding Information:
Support for the completion of this study was provided by Texas Department of State Healthcare Services (formerly the Texas Department of Health) through the project entitled Survey of Physicians, Other Health Professionals and Providers for Emergency Response Purposes awarded to Chiehwen Ed Hsu, PhD.
PY - 2005/10
Y1 - 2005/10
N2 - Emergency readiness has become a public health priority for United States communities after the 9/11 attacks. Communities that have a less developed public health infrastructure are challenged to organize preparedness and response efforts and to ensure that health care providers are capable of caring for victims of terrorist acts. A survey was used to assess non-urban physicians' prior experience with and self-confidence in treating, and preferred training needs for responding to chemical, biologic, radiologic, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) cases. Data were collected through a mailed and Web-based survey. Although the response rate was calculated at 30%, approximately one third of the surveys were not able to be delivered. Most respondents reported never having seen or treated CBRNE-inflicted cases and were not confident in their ability to diagnose or treat CBRNE cases, but many were willing to participate in a state-led response plan. Almost half of the individuals had not participated in any related training but expressed interest in receiving training in small group workshops or through CD-ROM. These results provide potential direction for strategic preparedness planning for non-urban health care providers.
AB - Emergency readiness has become a public health priority for United States communities after the 9/11 attacks. Communities that have a less developed public health infrastructure are challenged to organize preparedness and response efforts and to ensure that health care providers are capable of caring for victims of terrorist acts. A survey was used to assess non-urban physicians' prior experience with and self-confidence in treating, and preferred training needs for responding to chemical, biologic, radiologic, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) cases. Data were collected through a mailed and Web-based survey. Although the response rate was calculated at 30%, approximately one third of the surveys were not able to be delivered. Most respondents reported never having seen or treated CBRNE-inflicted cases and were not confident in their ability to diagnose or treat CBRNE cases, but many were willing to participate in a state-led response plan. Almost half of the individuals had not participated in any related training but expressed interest in receiving training in small group workshops or through CD-ROM. These results provide potential direction for strategic preparedness planning for non-urban health care providers.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.dmr.2005.07.001
DO - 10.1016/j.dmr.2005.07.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 16216794
AN - SCOPUS:27244451488
SN - 1540-2487
VL - 3
SP - 106
EP - 111
JO - Disaster Management and Response
JF - Disaster Management and Response
IS - 4
ER -