Rhode Island disaster initiative. (23rd September 2008)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Williams, Kenneth A.; Sullivan, Francis; Suner, Selim; Shapiro, Marc; Kobayashi, Leo; Woolard, Robert; Hill, Whit; Seekell, Charlie
• Is Part Of: International journal of risk assessment and management. Volume 9:Number 4(2008)
• Page Start: 394
• Page End: 408
• Publication Date: 2008-09-23
• Subjects: best practices -- disaster response -- emergency medical services -- mass casualty incidents -- real-time medical response -- readiness -- terrorism -- toxic industrial chemicals -- toxic industrial materials -- weapons of mass destruction -- WMD -- emergency management -- disaster management -- Rhode Island Disaster Initiative -- RIDI -- failures -- logistics -- coordination -- communication -- decontamination; Risk assessment -- Periodicals; Risk management -- Periodicals; 361.1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1466-8297

Abstract

The Rhode Island Disaster Initiative (RIDI) is providing research in the areas of readiness, technology and training to address the significant gaps that remain in real-time medical response to events involving the use of weapons of mass destruction; terrorist use of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive devices; mass casualty incidents and toxic industrial chemical and material accidents. Through a series of focused studies and full-scale exercises, RIDI is examining the underpinnings of common failures in disaster response, researching a number of potential best practice solutions to these failures and disseminating recommended solutions. Failed logistics, coordination, communication and inadequate decontamination practices are among the addressed areas.