TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Military medical role in civilian disaster
JO  - AACN advanced critical care
A1  - Flarity, Kathleen
A1  - DeDecker, Lisa D.
A1  - Averett-Brauer, Tamara A.
A1  - Duquette-Frame, Teresa
A1  - Rougeau, Tami R.
A1  - Aycock, Andrew
A1  - Urban, Shane
A1  - McKay, Jerome T.
A1  - Cox, Daniel B.
SP  - 349
EP  - 359
VL  - 33
IS  - 4
N2  - US military medical units have responded to natural disasters (eg, hurricanes, earthquakes), relieved overwhelmed civilian health care systems (eg, during the COVID-19 pandemic), and provided support to stabilization efforts after civil unrest. The military will continue to assist civilian agencies with future medical response to similar disasters, contagious outbreaks, or even terrorist attacks. The keys to an effective disaster response are unity of effort, prior coordination, and iterative practice during military-civilian exercises to identify strengths and areas of improvement. Critical care advanced practice nurses are likely to work concurrently with military medical colleagues in multiple scenarios in the future; therefore, it is important for these nurses to understand the capacities and limitations of military medical assets. This article describes the capabilities and collaboration needed between civilian and military medical assets during a variety of disaster scenarios.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1559-7768
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2022595
ID  - ref1
ER  -