Veterinary Disaster Management Flashcards
Primary functions of VMAT
Early assessment voluteer teams
Basic treatment volunteers
training
Why are veterinarians important in disaster situations?
Trusted members of the community
Educated in public health
Ongoing contributors to surveillance
Key players in response efforts
Elite team of publich health professionals working in areas of disease control and prevention such as biomedical research, regulation of food, drugs and medical devices, mental health and drug abuse and health care delivery.
US Public Health Service
Bioterrorism
Deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, toxins or other harmful agents used to cause illness or death in people, animals or plants
Part of the Department of Health and Human Services National Disaster Medical System responsible for assessing the veterinary medical needs of the community, treatment and stabilization of animals, disease surveillance, hazard mitigation, etc.
National Veterinary Response Team (NVRT)
Four phases of disaster management
Mitigation
Preparedness
Response
Recovery
Disaster
Result of a vast ecological breakdown in the relationship between humans and their environment, a serious and sudden event on such a scale that the stricken community needs extraordinary efforts to cope with it, often its outside help
Mitigation
Attempt to prevent hazards from developing into disasters altogether and reduce effects of disasters when they occur
Problems identified with past disasters
Communication issues
Command and control problems
No standardized plan
Training
No common operating plan
Types of disasters
Natural Disasters
Man Made Disasters
Preparedness
Plans and preparations made to save lives and property and to facillitate response operations - ensure that all the resources / services needed to cope with a disaster can be rapidly mobilized and deployed
Recovery
Actions taken to return to a normal or improved operating condition following a disaster
Standardized, on scene, all hazard, incident management able to collapse or expand to adjust to incident size/complexity
Incident Command System (ICS)
Operates under the AVMA to provide operational assistance to state animal health authorities
Veterinary Medical Assistance Team (VMAT)
Ideal ICS span of control ratio
1:5
Core set of concepts, principles and terminology for incident command and multi-agency coordination - mandates the use of incident command system
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Bioterrorism and agroterrorism are what types of disasters
Man Made Disasters
Establishes a comprehensive, national, all hazards approach to domestic incident response
National Response Framework (NRF)
Hurricanes, flooding, drought and wildfires are what type of disasters
Natural Disasters
Interagency organizations dedicated to preparing, planning, responding and recovering during animal emergencies. Trained to facillitate a safe and efficient response to disasters on the local, county, state and federal level.
State Animal Response Team (SART)
Federal programs that are involved in animal disasters
Veterinary Medical Assistance Team (VMAT)
National Veterinary Response Team (NVRT)
National Animal Health Emergency Response Corp (NAHERC)
US Public Health Service
Established to respond to exotic disease outbreaks and other disasters which affect livestock, poultry, companion animals and wildlife
National Animal Health Emergency Response Corp (NAHERC)
USDA’s Animal and Plant Inspection Service (APHIS)
Agroterrorism
Malicious attempt to disrupt or destroy the agricultural industry and or food supply system of a population through the malicious use of plant or animal pathogens to cause devastating disease in the agricultural sectors
Response
Actions taken to provide emergency assistance, save lives, minimize property damage and speed recovery
Intended for use by local government agencies to take immediate action in providing a means of care to minimze animal suffering in the event of a large scale disaster
County Animal Response Team (CART)
