The Intensive Care Unit's Role in Disaster Response
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This is a complimentary chapter from the textbook,
Fundamental Critical Care Support: Crisis Management 2022, titled "The Intensive Care Unit's Role in Disaster Response."
Learning Objectives:
- Describe how the intensive care unit (ICU) fits into the overall hospital disaster management plan.
- Review hazards specific to the critical care unit to allow optimal disaster planning.
- Identify stakeholders to glean appropriate input in ICU preparation.
- Review best practices in ICU disaster management exercises with particular identification of the unfamiliar task.
- Initiate strategies for the prevention and treatment of burnout syndrome, compassion fatigue, and posttraumatic stress disorder.