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In a message dated 2/6/2002 7:38:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, pbjorn@emh.org 
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> In summary...and after running my mouth enough for the day...AGREED!
>  
> --Thanks.  Appears I wasn't alone after all.  Maybe a bunch of us should 
> get together and shake things up.  Where does one go to introduce a new 
> paradigm?
> 

The answer to this is--YOUR OWN HOSPITAL  It won't do you any good to try 
anywhere else.  Challenge those in charge of your disaster planning to show 
any literature or data indicating a benefit to their way.  There is much 
literature out there--my guess is "they" won't know a bit of it.  Then, with 
as much diplomacy as possible, keep at them with your logic--keep challenging 
their answers and concepts to make it clear they are just making it up as 
they go.  Like politics, all disaster management is local--it is only the 
local community facilities that will face these disasters--the state and 
federal gov't, the agencies and all the bureaucratic wonks will not be there 
when IT hits the fan.  Your planning must be done there.  When a disaster 
happens--somewhere else or there--make sure you look at the results and then 
apply it to your situation.  Look at the results from the Japanese cult Saran 
attack in the Tokyo subway, and show your wonks how an entire hospital was 
contaminated and lost to further sefvice by just the plan your colleagues are 
trying to put into place.  Those providing medical care MUST be first 
priority--NOT the scene, not the victims, or anywhere or anyone else.  The 
APHA (American Public Health Association) is currently on record with a press 
release dated Dec 8, 2001 that this is the first priority that any disaster 
planning for HAZMAT  or other disaster must include--your colleagues are 
violating that, and without any basis for their plans.
ERF

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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SCRIPT" FACE="Comic Sans MS" LANG="0"><B>In a message dated 2/6/2002 7:38:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, pbjorn@emh.org writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">In summary...and after running my mouth enough for the day...AGREED!<BR>
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</FONT><FONT  COLOR="#800000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">--Thanks.&nbsp; Appears I wasn't alone after all.&nbsp; Maybe a bunch of us should get together and shake things up.&nbsp; Where does one go to introduce a new paradigm?</FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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The answer to this is--YOUR OWN HOSPITAL&nbsp; It won't do you any good to try anywhere else.&nbsp; Challenge those in charge of your disaster planning to show any literature or data indicating a benefit to their way.&nbsp; There is much literature out there--my guess is "they" won't know a bit of it.&nbsp; Then, with as much diplomacy as possible, keep at them with your logic--keep challenging their answers and concepts to make it clear they are just making it up as they go.&nbsp; Like politics, all disaster management is local--it is only the local community facilities that will face these disasters--the state and federal gov't, the agencies and all the bureaucratic wonks will not be there when IT hits the fan.&nbsp; Your planning must be done there.&nbsp; When a disaster happens--somewhere else or there--make sure you look at the results and then apply it to your situation.&nbsp; Look at the results from the Japanese cult Saran attack in the Tokyo subway, and show your wonks how an entire hospital was contaminated and lost to further sefvice by just the plan your colleagues are trying to put into place.&nbsp; Those providing medical care MUST be first priority--NOT the scene, not the victims, or anywhere or anyone else.&nbsp; The APHA (American Public Health Association) is currently on record with a press release dated Dec 8, 2001 that this is the first priority that any disaster planning for HAZMAT&nbsp; or other disaster must include--your colleagues are violating that, and without any basis for their plans.<BR>
ERF</B></FONT></HTML>

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