Attack on the Pentagon: The Medical Response to 9/11 - New York World Trade Center Attack, Flight 93, Somerset, Pennsylvania, Environmental and Mental Health, Remarkable Stories, Wounded Warriors

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Author: Progressive Management ISBN: 9781311377616
Publisher: Progressive Management Publication: December 10, 2015
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Progressive Management
ISBN: 9781311377616
Publisher: Progressive Management
Publication: December 10, 2015
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this work provides a truly unique view of the response of the Army Medical Department to the horror of September 11, 2001. The preface notes:

No one medical service could have handled the response to 9/11 on its own. Therefore, I have placed the story in the context of the Army Medical Department's interaction with other medical responders: the US Navy, Air Force, and civilian medical facilities and organizations. Also, I did not limit the account to 9/11/2001, but continued it through the months and, in the case of the concluding chapter, years that followed. The narrative first focuses on the immediate medical response at the Pentagon, and the medical transition to recovery on the first day. The story then moves to Army Medical Department headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, and San Antonio, Texas, where Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) personnel monitored the response. Accounts of the Army's involvement in the recovery of deceased attack victims at the Pentagon and the work of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in identifying human remains at Dover Air Force Base follow. The roles of military and civilian hospital staffs and of military environmental health and mental health specialists in taking care of attack victims and their families are also examined. Late in the volume I include a chapter on New York City because military medical forces also responded to ground zero. The telling of this story, mainly through the eyes of two MEDCOM officers detailed to New York to support National Guard troops guarding ground zero's perimeter, may provide valuable insights on how to respond to similar events in the future. A theme that stands out in the telling of this story is that preparation and training paid off. When these attributes were weak or absent, responders encountered problems. In Washington, DC, and New York City, MEDCOM put into effect existing disaster response plans. As a result, military medical response needs, including supplies, were with few exceptions already in place. However, responders needed to learn how to use volunteers effectively and how to improve control of medical personnel, equipment, and supplies.

Chapter One - The Attack and Rescue * Chapter Two - Headquarters Response and Recovery Operations * Chapter Three - Hospitals and Clinics * Chapter Four - Environmental Health and Safety Issues * Chapter Five - The Mental Health Response * Chapter Six - New York City * Chapter Seven - The Continuing Response

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Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this work provides a truly unique view of the response of the Army Medical Department to the horror of September 11, 2001. The preface notes:

No one medical service could have handled the response to 9/11 on its own. Therefore, I have placed the story in the context of the Army Medical Department's interaction with other medical responders: the US Navy, Air Force, and civilian medical facilities and organizations. Also, I did not limit the account to 9/11/2001, but continued it through the months and, in the case of the concluding chapter, years that followed. The narrative first focuses on the immediate medical response at the Pentagon, and the medical transition to recovery on the first day. The story then moves to Army Medical Department headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, and San Antonio, Texas, where Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) personnel monitored the response. Accounts of the Army's involvement in the recovery of deceased attack victims at the Pentagon and the work of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in identifying human remains at Dover Air Force Base follow. The roles of military and civilian hospital staffs and of military environmental health and mental health specialists in taking care of attack victims and their families are also examined. Late in the volume I include a chapter on New York City because military medical forces also responded to ground zero. The telling of this story, mainly through the eyes of two MEDCOM officers detailed to New York to support National Guard troops guarding ground zero's perimeter, may provide valuable insights on how to respond to similar events in the future. A theme that stands out in the telling of this story is that preparation and training paid off. When these attributes were weak or absent, responders encountered problems. In Washington, DC, and New York City, MEDCOM put into effect existing disaster response plans. As a result, military medical response needs, including supplies, were with few exceptions already in place. However, responders needed to learn how to use volunteers effectively and how to improve control of medical personnel, equipment, and supplies.

Chapter One - The Attack and Rescue * Chapter Two - Headquarters Response and Recovery Operations * Chapter Three - Hospitals and Clinics * Chapter Four - Environmental Health and Safety Issues * Chapter Five - The Mental Health Response * Chapter Six - New York City * Chapter Seven - The Continuing Response

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