Effects of Pandemic Situation on First Responder Staffing
Rick Russotti/Mitigation Journal


Will you remain on duty or return to work in order to provide care to ill patients during a pandemic event? If a pandemic occurs, and estimated 1.9 million people in the U.S. could die and it could take months to create and distribute an effective treatment. First responders may be asked to treat infected patients without prophylaxis and only limited personal protected equipment. Please answer the following questions, your honest response is appreciated and will help us compare findings to several other studies.
Results will be discussed on Mitigation Journal www.mitigationjournal.libsyn.com


1.  Please tell us about your geographic location to help compare responder results from around the country. Location information will be used solely for this study and will NOT be shared.

City:

State:

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2.  What is your “first-responder” role:

EMS: EMT Basic (B)
EMS: EMT Intermediate (I)
EMS: Paramedic (P)
Firefighter/EMT(B, I, P) Non-Transporting
Firefighter/EMT (B, I, P) Transporting
Firefighter/non-EMT
Nurse
Physician
Law Enforcement  


3.  Would you remain on duty to treat/care for patients infected with a strain of flu that has caused a pandemic if no vaccine was available AND your personal protective equipment was NOT effective to prevent infection?

Definitely NOT
Probably NOT
Maybe
Probably YES
Definitely YES  


4.  Would you remain on duty to treat/care for patients infected with a strain of flu that has caused a pandemic if no vaccine was available but your personal protective equipment IS EFFECTIVE and would prevent infection if used properly?

Definitely NOT
Probably NOT
Maybe
Probably YES
Definitely YES  


5.  Would you remain on duty to treat/care for patients infected with a strain of flu that has caused a pandemic if no personal protective equipment was available or effective but your are guaranteed that vaccine/medication would be available in time to protect you.

Definitely NOT
Probably NOT
Maybe
Probably YES
Definitely YES  


6.  Would you remain on duty to treat/care for patients infected with a strain of flu that has caused a pandemic if personal protective equipment is available and effective AND your are guaranteed that vaccine/medication would be available in time to protect you.

Definitely NOT
Probably NOT
Maybe
Probably YES
Definitely YES  


7.  Would you remain on duty to treat/care for patients infected with a strain of flu that has caused a pandemic if vaccine may be available but there is no guarantee that it would arrive/be given to you in time to protect you.

Definitely NOT
Probably NOT
Maybe
Probably YES
Definitely YES  


8.  Would you remain on duty to treat/care for patients infected with a strain of flu that has caused a pandemic if vaccine (available in time to protect you) and effective PPE were available to you BUT NOT your family?

Definitely NOT
Probably NOT
Maybe
Probably YES
Definitely YES  


9.  Would you remain on duty to treat/care for patients infected with a strain of flu that has caused a pandemic if vaccine (available in time to protect you) and effective PPE were available to you AND vaccine is available to your family.

Definitely NOT
Probably NOT
Maybe
Probably YES
Definitely YES  


10.  Please tell us about your agency or local pandemic planning. Does your agency/service have a pandemic response plan or pandemic annex to a general disaster plan? Does your plan include protection for family members? What are your thoughts? Comment here.

 



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