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Emergency Medical Consequence Planning and Management for National Special Security Events After September 11: Boston 2004

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 April 2013

Kristy A. Kade ,
Kathryn H. Brinsfield ,
Richard A. Serino ,
Elena Savoia  and
Howard K. Koh
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Abstract

The post-September 11 era has prompted unprecedented attention to medical preparations for national special security events (NSSE), requiring extraordinary planning and coordination among federal, state, and local agencies. For an NSSE, the US Secret Service (USSS) serves as the lead agency for all security operations and coordinates with relevant partners to provide for the safety and welfare of participants. For the 2004 Democratic National Convention (DNC), designated an NSSE, the USSS tasked the Boston Emergency Medical Services (BEMS) of the Boston Public Health Commission with the design and implementation of health services related to the Convention. In this article, we describe the planning and development of BEMS’ robust 2004 DNC Medical Consequence Management Plan, addressing the following activities: public health surveillance, on-site medical care, surge capacity in the event of a mass casualty incident, and management of federal response assets. Lessons learned from enhanced medical planning for the 2004 DNC may serve as an effective model for future mass gathering events. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2008;2:166–173)

Keywords

mass gatheringemergency medical servicespublic convention
Type
Original Research and Critical Analysis
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , October 2008 , pp. 166 - 173
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2008

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