An important component of this course is the final paper. You will select a topic pertinent to Emergency Management with a focus on a Medical or Healthcare Issue – it should be based on one we’ve discussed in the course Forums and it must include key disaster medicine / emergency management concepts learned in the course to demonstrate your overall content knowledge. You must also construct a new approach to addressing an aspect of the medical or healthcare-related emergency management issue.
Write a 10-12 paged paper (excluding the title page and references). Your paper must include an introduction, the body in which all items below are addressed and references cited, a well-defined conclusion, and reference page.
Your research should include a minimum of 4 of the following sections below (however, you will likely need to use more than 4 and/or create additional section headers as appropriate for your paper):
- New Approach (required): You will construct a new approach to addressing an aspect of the medical or healthcare-related emergency management issue you cover.
- Process Mapping of New Approach (required): You will develop a process map (i.e., flow chart) of your new approach. You need to include the agencies that are required to respond to your chosen emergency.
- Mechanism of Injury (MOI)
- Casualty Figures
- Triage Challenges
- Medical Response
- Urban Search and Rescue
- Inter-agency Collaboration
- Public Health Issues
- Communication and Media Relations
- Preparedness-Planning
- Logistical Issues
- Pitfalls
Your paper must include at least 7-10 scholarly references (no Wikipedia!). Avoid using secondary sources like websites or textbooks. Instead, use primary, scholarly journals, reports, etc. If you include a graph or chart (data), the chart/graph should take up NO MORE than ¼ page, and be properly cited.
Your final paper (and all assignments) must follow American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines for references and bibliographic citation. Refer to the APA Publication Manual (7th ed.). Other APA websites are available through the Library.
Process Mapping Resources:
VIDEOS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBnz3gSC8X4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bp0lYVjrYw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7g8vWv11Vk
https://www.heflo.com/blog/process-mapping/examples-of-process-mapping-diagrams/