Recommendations for action: a community meeting in preparation for a mass-casualty opioid overdose event in Southeastern Ontario

BMC Proceedings

Proceedings

Adrienne Hansen-Taugher¹  Nicholas Papadomanolakis-Pakis²  Kieran Michael Moore³  Paula Stewart⁴  Richard Bochenek⁵  Brian Schwartz⁶  Pamela Leece⁷  Tianxiu H. Guan⁸ 

[1] Communicable Diseases, KFL&A Public Health, K7M 1V5, Kingston, Canada;KFL&A Public Health, K7M 1V5, Kingston, Canada;Office of the Medical Officer of Health, KFL&A Public Health, K7M 1V5, Kingston, Canada;Department of Family Medicine, Queen’s University, K7L 5N6, Kingston, Canada;Office of the Medical Officer of Health, Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, K6V 7A3, Brockville, Canada;Public Health Ontario, M5G 1V2, Toronto, Canada;Public Health Ontario, M5G 1V2, Toronto, Canada;Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, MST 1P8, Toronto, Canada;Public Health Ontario, M5G 1V2, Toronto, Canada;Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, M5G 1V7, Toronto, Canada;Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program, Queen’s University, K7L 5N6, Kingston, Canada;

关键词: Mass-casualty;    Opioids;    Public health;    Surveillance;    Harm reduction;    Emergency preparedness;    Incident management;    Mass opioid overdose;    Overdose surge response;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12919-017-0076-7

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Given the steady rise of overdose morbidity and mortality in North America, and increasing frequency of sudden clusters of non-fatal and fatal overdoses in other jurisdictions, regional preparedness plans to respond effectively to clusters of overdoses may reduce the impact of such events on the population. On the 27th of February 2017 in Kingston, Ontario, KFL&A Public Health, in collaboration with public health partners, hosted a full-day workshop involving table-top exercises and discussions for service partners on how to prepare for, respond to, and manage a mass-casualty event secondary to opioid overdose in Southeastern Ontario. The workshop assisted in identifying the various challenges faced by service partners, provided an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of partner agencies, and helped to determine next steps in preparation to address a mass opioid overdose situation at the local level. This report suggests key roles and responsibilities of partners involved in responding to a mass-casualty event secondary to opioid overdose, recommendations to address the feedback and challenges raised throughout the workshop, and a protocol to help determine when to activate an Incident Management System (IMS).

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s). 2017