Article ; Online: Medical Support for California Wildfire Response.
Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
2021 Volume 17, Page(s) e77
Abstract: Wildfires have become a regular seasonal disaster across the Western region of the United States. Wildfires require a multifaceted disaster response. In addition to fire suppression, there are public health and medical needs for responders and the ... ...
Abstract | Wildfires have become a regular seasonal disaster across the Western region of the United States. Wildfires require a multifaceted disaster response. In addition to fire suppression, there are public health and medical needs for responders and the general population in the path of the fire, as well as a much larger population impacted by smoke. This paper describes key aspects of the health and medical response to wildfires in California, including facility evacuation and shelter medical support, with emphasis on the organization, coordination, and management of medical teams deployed to fire incident base camps. This provides 1 model of medical support and references resources to help other jurisdictions that must respond to the rising incidence of large wildland fires. |
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MeSH term(s) | Humans ; United States ; Wildfires ; Fires ; Smoke ; Public Health ; California |
Chemical Substances | Smoke |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2021-12-22 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2375268-3 |
ISSN | 1938-744X ; 1935-7893 |
ISSN (online) | 1938-744X |
ISSN | 1935-7893 |
DOI | 10.1017/dmp.2021.347 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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