Accession Number:

AD1046184

Title:

The Forgotten Disaster Victim: Reducing Responder Injury

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Naval Postgraduate School Monterey United States

Personal Author(s):

• Wright,Anthony J.

Report Date:

2017-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

69.0

Abstract:

First responders, including firefighters, police officers, emergency medical service workers, and disaster clean-up teams, are often the forgotten victims of disaster response and recovery, suffering higher injury and illness rates than other population groups. Hampered by limited data collection from past disasters and few existing disaster response injury studies, this thesis examined disaster response case studies to illuminate responder injury and illness issues. Recommendations to reduce injuries and improve responder safety include better training before a disaster, proper use of personnel protective equipment, and strict enforcement of existing policies, rules, and laws at the scene of a disaster.

Descriptors:

• DISASTERS
• Recovery
• EMERGENCY RESPONSE
• SAFETY
• First responders
• RATES
• WOUNDS AND INJURIES

Subject Categories:

• Safety Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE