Special Populations: Disaster Care Considerations in Chronically Ill, Pregnant, and Morbidly Obese Patients

Timothy M. Dempsey; Stephanie C. Lapinsky; Eric Melnychuk; Stephen E. Lapinsky; Mary Jane Reed; Alexander S. Niven

doi:10.1016/j.ccc.2019.06.010

Special Populations: Disaster Care Considerations in Chronically Ill, Pregnant, and Morbidly Obese Patients

Timothy M. Dempsey, Stephanie C. Lapinsky, Eric Melnychuk, Stephen E. Lapinsky, Mary Jane Reed, Alexander S. Niven

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

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Abstract

Special populations, which include the morbidly obese and patients with chronic, complex medical conditions that require long-term health care services and infrastructure, are at increased risk for morbidity and mortality when these services are disrupted during a disaster. Past experiences have identified significant challenges in restoring necessary care services to these patients following major environmental events. This article describes the impact of disasters on special populations, provides a framework for future disaster preparation and planning, and identifies areas in need of further research. Gravid patients, who are often overlooked in disaster planning and preparation, are also discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	677-695
Number of pages	19
Journal	Critical Care Clinics
Volume	35
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccc.2019.06.010
State	Published - Oct 2019

Keywords

Critical care
Dialysis
Disasters critical illness
Morbid obesity disaster
Oxygen dependent
Pregnancy in disaster
Shelter medicine
Technology dependent

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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