InstructionsShort Paper on Disasters and Emergency Management:
Write a 3-5 paged paper (excluding the title page and references) on a specific disaster. Examples include:
EarthquakeTsunami
Tornado
Flood
Fire
Winter Storm
Heat-related Disaster
Volcanic Eruption
AvalancheDisease epidemic or pandemicBioterrorismNuclear event
You must address in your paper the following:
1) What issues in this disaster would make triaging of victims a challenge?
2) What Public Health issues may ensue (e.g., infectious disease outbreaks) and what can we do to mitigate the events?
3) How can interagency cooperation and local collaboration be effectively utilized?
Your paper should adhere to APA expectations and must include a cover page, an introduction, the body, a well-defined conclusion, and a reference page. Your paper must include at least 5 scholarly references (no Wikipedia!). References should be scholarly peer reviewed journal articles, official reports or from other reading resources.