Emergency Management Article Review

Introduction

One of the modern tragedies in disaster management is the creation of a distinct disaster management department to address emergencies and disasters as they occur. However, this strategy has drawbacks in that the other department and disciplines will not feel obliged to participate in disaster mitigation during such emergencies. In the article, Impact of A Multidisciplinary Disaster Response Exercise " Cook, Nazir, Skalacki, Grube, & Choi (2011), investigated the of multidisciplinary training exercises on staff self-efficacy in relations to disaster management. This article argues that multidisciplinary disaster response can be the most effective way not only to prevent disasters but also to mitigate losses in the event of such disasters but there is a need for adequate resources and proper aligned of the program's goals with activities.

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Discussion

Diester preparedness needs continuous education. The continuing education exercises require rigorous training and simulation on relevant concepts such as disaster management. Cook et al (2011) argue that through continuing education, it is easy for the management to impart new ideas and knowledge about disaster management and teach staff without a background in disaster management new ideas to improve their self-efficacy. The articles focus on several concepts of disaster management and preparedness. The article particularly looks at multidisciplinary disaster management and how all teams or department should be engaged in disaster management exercises.

Concepts such as self-efficiency of the staff in relations to disaster management are measured. The paper indented important tracks and the immigrant tracks, in this case, are the critical systems and infrastructures that must be given priority in the event of a disaster (Cook et al, 2011). Representatives from command, disaster medicine, elected official, emergency operations congress, fire rescue, hospitals patients, toxicology exposure and pediatric disasters life support and mass casualty incidents departments were represented (Cook et al, 2011, p. 38). By taking a sample of representatives from six of the 17 tracks, Cook et al (2011) leveraged training as the only strategy against disaster management and found that disaster preparedness needs training and simulation exercises to keep people abreast with knower and ideas on disaster management.

Results/Conclusion

Based on the study it was clear that multidisciplinary disaster response exercise usual6y lead to the development and acquisition of new ideas and knowledge (Cook et al, 2011, p. 41). However, the newness and variation of content across the multiple disciplines are relatively predictable from the longevity of established professions. For example, those departments that already have training on disaster management learned less new content because they are already exposed to such content while those from heath and public safety learned more because they are not exposed to disaster management training exercises. Nevertheless, the article argues that even though high satisfaction is registered in relations to personal goals.

The simulation session both had differential impacts in term of influencing the confidence level of all participants (Cook et al, 2011, p. 41). However, Cook et al (2011) also observed a less graduated increase in assurances in the participants confined level but with an increase in the state's readiness and ability to respond to any disaster. Cook et al (2011) concluded that for the training programs to be more effective and achieve their goals, it is important to conducts full-scale exercise with adequate resources, time and funding in place. Such programs should be team-oriented and the training set should be more practical than theoretical.

Personal analysis

The belief of the staff about their capability to produce a designated level of performances can only be improved through rigorous training. All the seventeen tracks in the state are facing an increased risk of disasters that is why training all staff about risk management can singingly help in disaster management, mitigation or prevention. Risk management is no longer a risk department task but an organizing wide and statewide duty. The reason multidisciplinary teams should undergo rigorous training such as simulation exercise is to improve the overall disaster preparedness and ensure that the probability of disaster or manageable risk is reduced to a minimum and the severity of such risk if they are to occur is low. Therefore, the article's findings resonated with the argument presented by Fagel (2019) on the principles of emergency management and emergency because all staff should be trained on the components of an emergency operations plan

References

Cook, J., Nazir, N., Skalacki, M., Grube, C., & Choi, W. (2011). Impact of a multidisciplinary disaster response exercise. Journal of Emergency Management, 9(4), 35-43. doi: 10.5055/jem.2011.0065

Fagel, M. (2019). Principles of Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) (1st ed.). Boca Raton, Florida, United States: CRC Press.