Eye of the Storm: Analysis of Shelter Treatment Records of Evacuees to Acadiana From Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

• 2012

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• L. Philip Caillouet; P. Joseph Paul; Steven Sabatier; Kevin Caillouet
PMID: 23264274DOI: https://doi.org/10.5055/ajdm.2012.0099

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This study analyzed data from medical needs of disaster evacuees after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The data was collected in Louisiana evacuation shelters to improve future emergency preparedness. The data was collected on paper, which made it hard to understand what was happening in real-time. The authors suggest using electronic health records for better future preparedness. They believe studying these records can help improve readiness for similar disasters by learning about evacuee needs and improving communication technologies before emergencies happen again.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Recovery

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Ambulatory Care Facilities; Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services; Health Services Needs and Demand; Louisiana; Medical Records; Texas; Triage; Medical Records Systems, Computerized; Cyclonic Storms; Documentation; Electronic Health Records; Emergency Shelter

Institutions: University of Louisiana; Virginia Commonwealth University

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