Citation

Kahn CA, Koenig KL, Schultz CH. Prehosp. Disaster Med. 2017; 32(4): 462-464.

Affiliation

Center for Disaster Medical Sciences,University of California,Irvine,CaliforniaUSA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/S1049023X17006409

PMID

28462768

Abstract

Disaster responders are frequently emergency physicians (EPs). Effective response is enhanced by the strong support of home institutions and clear policies for backfill of regular duties. A group of disaster medicine responders and researchers worked with an academic department of emergency medicine to create a policy that addresses concerns of deploying physicians, colleagues remaining at the home institution, and administrators. This article describes the process and content of this policy development work. Kahn CA , Koenig KL , Schultz CH. Emergency physician disaster deployment: issues to consider and a model policy. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2017;32(4):1-3.

Language: en

Keywords

ED emergency department; EP emergency physician; USERRA Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act; disaster medicine; disasters; policy making; rescue work