Activate chain of command structure, including responsibilities regarding
a) communication, media;
b) who is in charge and what is he/she is in charge of;
c) logistics, basic needs, shelter, means of communication (cell phone, etc.);
d) resources (food, medical supply, communication resources, etc.);
e) home security/internal affairs, etc.
Activate the target team that will deal with:
1) Emergency Departments, to provide orientation support, basic needs, connect with significant others;
2) coordinate and monitor NGO activity.
Continue the target team activity that will deal with
1) ED, to provide orientation support, basic needs, connect with significant others;
2) coordinate and monitor NGO activity.
Locate source of Support (communication with significant others) (Ozer et al, 2003).
Locate source of Support (communication with significant others) (Ozer et al, 2003).
Goals:
(A) to reduce anxiety associated with disaster;
(B) related uncertainty by providing information;
(C) adhere to fact-based reporting;
(D) provide warnings before showing graphic material or decrease graphic content exposure (i.e. images of dead bodies, both close-up and distant);
(E) provide information about accessible health care resources for people who feel they may need help during and following disaster events;
(F) to educate those who may be at risk and facilitate help-seeking;
(H) indicate the date of the material being shown to differentiate between current events versus past events (i.e. time stamps in the broadcasted information) (Mash, Fullerton, Ursano, 2020).
Goals:
(A) identify immediate needs during disasters, providing critical information to emergency organizations and first responders;
(B) support crisis management and information dissemination via real-time sharing of first-hand accounts;
(C) photo sharing or location check-ins help maintain communication between family members and friends;
(D) should be used in conjunction with traditional media to distribute information;
(E) facilitate collective coping and mutual help (Mash, Fullerton, Ursano, 2020).
Activate chain of command structure, including responsibilities regarding
a) communication, media;
b) who is in charge and what is he/she is in charge of;
c) logistics, basic needs, shelter, means of communication (cell phone, etc.);
d) resources (food, medical supply, communication resources, etc.);
e) home security/internal affairs, etc.
Continue the target team activity that will deal with
1) ED, to provide orientation support, basic needs, connect with significant others;
2) work on the social media;
3) coordinate and monitor NGO activity.
Demografic characteristics of exposed population (sleep, sex, education, loss, prior exposure to trauma, any pre-existing psy diagnosis, extensive response, dissociation)
