Citation

French DM, Hall GA, McGeorge T, Haschker M, Brazeal JG, Dubose-Morris R. Disaster Med. Public Health Prep. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Medical University of South Carolina Center for Telehealth, Charleston, South Carolina.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Publisher Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/dmp.2019.101

PMID

31642420

Abstract

The impact of hurricanes on emergency services is well-known. Recent history demonstrates the need for prehospital and emergency department coordination to serve communities during evacuation, storm duration, and cleanup. The use of telehealth applications may enhance this coordination while lessening the impact on health-care systems. These applications can address triage, stabilization, and diversion and may be provided in collaboration with state and local emergency management operations through various shelters, as well as during other emergency medical responses.

Language: en

Keywords

disaster; hurricane; prehospital; shelter; telehealth