CAFP hosted a peer-to-peer virtual meeting, with North Bay Chapter leaders, Drs. Panna Lossy and Lisa Ward. They shared experiences and lessons learned, living and practicing through the Santa Rosa fires. They also reviewed the Disaster Crash Cart resource. The recording is now available to watch online.
This resource is intended to provide quick, easily accessible solutions to common problems for people who find themselves providing basic health care in a disaster shelter. Of course, every disaster is different. In some situations there might be no need for health care in the shelter because the surrounding hospitals and clinics can provide it. Or there may be a very serious disaster where the hospitals and health centers are destroyed and there may be a need for a field hospital. This resource does NOT cover those situations.
Disaster CrashCart provides ideas on how to set up systems to provide basic medical care, triage, and manage common issues that arise in evacuation centers. This is meant as a supplement to any plans that government and nongovernmental organizations may already have in place. Use your judgment and take what works in your situation!
If you are the kind of person who will volunteer when disaster strikes your town, you should sign up NOW with the Disaster Healthcare Volunteers and Medical Reserve Corps. We view this as a living document that can be improved as we learn more about how to manage medical care in shelter situations. If you have experiences/links you would like to share, please email us at cafp@familydocs.org.
Download the Disaster Crash Cart as a 23 page resource for your work in a disaster situation. The Disaster Crash Cart is a living document of resources made available to frontline health care workers from the CAFP.
Download the Extended Edition of the Disaster Crash Cart for work in a disaster situation. The Extended Edition includes an appendix of documents available in situations where you may not have internet signal. The Disaster Crash Cart - Extended Edition still contains links to websites and emails, but will have documents linked in the Disaster Crash Cart available for you in the appendix. If you need assistance with any of the documents, please contact us at cafp@familydocs.org.
CAFP has pulled together a list of resources for Los Angeles members who have been affected by the fires and need assistance, and also for those who want to volunteer and help. We are continuing to add resources as they become available.
