Disaster planning: potential effects of an influenza pandemic on community healthcare resources.
Disaster planning: potential effects of an influenza pandemic on community healthcare resources.
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DOI：
10.5055/ajdm.2009.0025
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发表时间：
2009-05
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通讯作者：
Darren P. Mareiniss;J. Hirshon;B. Thibodeau
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作者：
Darren P. Mareiniss;J. Hirshon;B. Thibodeau
联邦政府指出，在严重流行期间，地方社区主要负责公共卫生规划和实施。因此，需要对这些社区目前的医疗保健能力进行评估，并对不足之处进行规划。本文评估的影响和医疗保健能力的一个特定的模型在大西洋中部的国家当地社区。两个统计模型显示了轻度和重度流行病对当地医疗资源的可能影响。这两种模式都揭示了当地社区可能面临的重大缺陷。如果发生严重的1918型流感大流行或轻度流感大流行，许多当地社区医疗保健系统可能没有足够的资源来应对危机;这种医疗保健紧急情况可能会使当地社区资源和当前的公共卫生实践不堪重负。社区一级的适当规划对于真正为此类公共卫生紧急情况做好准备至关重要。
The federal government states that local communities are primarily responsible for public health planning and implementation during a severe pandemic. Accordingly, an assessment of the current healthcare capabilities in these communities and planning for deficiencies is required. This article assesses the impact and healthcare capabilities of a specific model local community in a mid-Atlantic state. Two statistical models demonstrate the likely impact of both mild and severe pandemics on local healthcare resources. Both models reveal significant deficiencies that local communities may face. In the event of a severe 1918-type pandemic influenza or a mild influenza pandemic, many local community healthcare systems will likely have inadequate resources to respond to the crisis; such a healthcare emergency would likely overwhelm local community resources and current public health practices. Proper planning at the community level is critical for being truly prepared for such a public health emergency.