Year: 2002
Type: article
Abstract: From 1981From -1984, I headed the Contingency Planning Division for the Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and planned medical treatment for situations such as conventional warfare, ships at sea, and studied medical response alternatives to nuclear, chemical and biological warfare.It was our job to evaluate risks and plan medical support alternatives.We worked inside a wellstructured and controlled environment, and used modeling to develop our plans.This was easy compared to what we have now.I'm no longer in the navy and found myself outside the box on September 11.It was frightening.Our first concern was the safety of our faculty and students.Our people at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) work globally.I was pleased that the schools could give me a complete list of staff and students' locations within half an hour.On a personal level, the attack at the Pentagon was a shock.The plane hit the area that included where my office had been located in 1985.We were all shocked by events.
Author: Donald F. Hagen
Institution: University of Kansas Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Emergency Medical Services
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2918145673