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Abstract
This paper examines the substantial spike in fatalities that occurred in El Paso, Texas in late 2020 due to an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 infection. It also considers various explanations for the fatality surge, and the fatality management issues observed during the event. The paper suggests what lessons can be learned from this event, in particular those preventable causes that could be avoided in a future outbreak. The paper also examines the gaps in existing mass fatality management processes as they apply to planning for pandemics and mass fatality crisis standards of care.
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Author's Biography
Dee Grimm RN, JD is Director of Business and Program Development for BCFS Health and Human Services, Emergency Management Division, where she provides project management oversight of consulting and training programmes. She holds a juris doctorate in law, and has worked with local, regional and state-level jurisdictions to build community resiliency. She is a recognised subject matter expert in legal and ethical issues of emergency management, at-risk populations in disasters and healthcare emergency management. She sits on the Texas State Disaster Medical System Task Force as Chair of the Family Assistance Center subcommittee and Co-chair of the Mass Fatality subcommittee.
Citation
Grimm, Dee (2022, March 1). Factors that affect mass fatality management and crisis standards of care: Lessons from the El Paso COVID-19 surge. In the Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, Volume 15, Issue 3. https://doi.org/10.69554/CVLV9572.Publications LLP