A comparative study of laws, rules, codes and other influences on nursing homes' disaster preparedness in the Gulf Coast states
A comparative study of laws, rules, codes and other influences on nursing homes' disaster preparedness in the Gulf Coast states
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DOI：
10.1002/bsl.785
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
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1.4
通讯作者：
Polivka-West, LuMarie
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作者：
Brown, Lisa M.;Hyer, Kathryn;Polivka-West, LuMarie
2005年，卡特里娜飓风和丽塔飓风摧毁了墨西哥湾沿岸的几个州，造成许多人死亡。飓风导致70名养老院居民死亡，其中34人死于路易斯安那州的圣丽塔养老院，36人死于其他12家养老院，这突出了与不完善和执行的灾难计划、不知情的疏散决策以及提供者和急救人员普遍反应不足相关的问题（DHHS, 2006; Hyer, Brown, Berman, & Polivka-West, 2006）。如果在飓风发生之前，政策、法规和法律得以制定，可执行的灾难指导方针得以实施，供应商合同得以履行，并有充分的计划，那么这种生命损失也许是可以预防和减少的。本文讨论了管理灾难准备的适用的联邦和州法律和法规，并特别关注养老院。它强调了这些法律的差距，并就未来的灾害规划提出了建议。版权所有(C) 2007约翰威利父子有限公司
In 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated several Gulf Coast states and caused many deaths. The hurricane-related deaths of 70 nursing home residents-34 believed drowned in St. Rita's Nursing Home in Louisiana and 36 from 12 other nursing homes-highlighted problems associated with poorly developed and executed disaster plans, uninformed evacuation decision-making, and generally inadequate response by providers and first responders (DHHS, 2006; Hyer, Brown, Berman, & Polivka-West, 2006). Such loss of human life perhaps could have been prevented and certainly lessened if, prior to the hurricanes, policies, regulations, and laws had been enacted, executable disaster guidelines been available, vendor contracts been honored, and sufficient planning taken place. This article discusses applicable federal and state laws and regulations that govern disaster preparedness with a particular focus on nursing homes. It highlights gaps in these laws and makes suggestions regarding future disaster planning. Copyright (C) 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.