vet disaster management Flashcards
what are the 2 types of disasters?
- natural
2. manmade
what are the 2 manmade disasters?
define them
- bioterrorism (deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, toxins, or other harmful agents that are used to cause illness of death in people, animals, or plants)
- agroterrorism (deliberate attempt to disrupt or destroy the ag industry/food supply system through use of plant of animal pathogens
manmade disasters can be intentional and non intentional, give examples of both
- intentional: terrorism
2. nonintentional: accidents
in order to get funding for disasters, what must you do?
plan!
*prior planning prevents poor performance
what constitutes good management? (the 4 phases)
- mitigation
- preparedness
- recovery
- response
* the government is in one of these phases at all times!
define mitigation
- attempt to prevent hazards from developing into disasters OR
- reduce effects of disasters when they occur
in what phase are vets utilized the most?
response phase
because so many people didn’t evacuate and got hurt (including their animals), animals were abandoned, it was difficult to ID animals, etc. during Katrina, what was set in place?
companion animal issues
what is the companion animal issues that was set in place due to katrina?
makes it so people that have pets and service animals have to be provided assistance
what is the county animal response team (CART)?
- provides rapid response
- utilizes local resources to minimize animal suffering when a large scale disaster occurs
- makes relationships with local agencies
- have a home court advantage because theyre familiar with the territory and any special considerations
what is the state animal response team (SART)?`
- responds to disasters on the local, county, state, and federal level
- joins governmental agencies with private goals (whatever the fuck that means)
when does the federal level veterinary get involved in an animal disaster response?
when the local veterinary community is overwhelmed.
what are the federal level veterinary involvement agencies?
- veterinary medical assistance team (VMAT)
- national veterinary response team (NVRT)
- national animal health emergency response corp (NAHERC)
- u.s. public health service
what do you know about the veterinary medical assistance team (VMAT)?
- it’s a federal level veterinary involvement agency
- must be requested by the state
- provide assistance to state health authorities
- funded through the american veterinary medical foundation
- operate under the AVMA
what are the VMAT’s primary functions? (veterinary medical assistance team)
- early assessment volunteer teams
- 4-6 person team
- deployments are 72 hrs
- teams assess vet conditions, infrastructure, and gather data to show the state their available resources - basic treatment volunteer teams
- 4-6 person team
- deployments are 5 days
- teams provide field care to help with overwhelmed local capabilities - training
- 1-2 day training lectures and courses
- start as a lecture format and develop into field exercises
- provide emergency related education and training to state, professionals, and colleges
what do you know about the national veterinary response team? (NVRT)
- its a federal level veterinary involvement agency
- part of the department of health & human services national disaster medical system
- hire private citizens as intermittent federal employees
- assigned to designated regional teams who train in preparation
what do you know about national animal health emergency response corp (NAHERC)?
- its a federal level veterinary involvement agency
- responds to exotic disease outbreaks and disasters that affect livestock, poultry, companion animals, and wildlife
- hire temporary USDA animal and plant inspection service employees
what do you know about the u.s. public health?
- its a federal level veterinary involvement agency
- have 100+ veterinarians
- one of the 7 uniformed services
what do you know about the national response framework (NRF)?
- starts from the federal level, then state, then local
- under the department of homeland security
- made a comprehensive, national, all hazards approach to disasters
- lists all levels of government in a unified approach
- always in effect
what do you know about the national incident management system (NIMS)?
- starts from the local level, then state, then federal
- ICS is within this
what do you know about incident command system (ICS)?
- standardized so everyone understands it
- uses standard terminology so there’s no miscommunication
- has a top-down structure (only positions that are necessary are filled & each element has a person in charge)
regarding ICS, what are the ratios that are ideal, needed to shrink response, and needed to expand response?
1: 5 is ideal
1: 3 is if you need to shrink response
1: 7 is if you need to expand response
what is the structure of the ICS? (note: its a 5 management function)
- incident command
- logistics
- operations
- planning
- finance & administration
in what section of the ICS structure are most vets utilized?
operations
