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This study analyzes the response of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) during Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, focusing on enabling factors, hindrances, and self-perceived preparedness levels. It highlights weaknesses in the disaster response system, particularly in coordination and communication, and emphasizes the need for improved disaster preparedness strategies. The findings indicate that only about 33% of responders felt adequately prepared, underscoring the necessity for a more comprehensive approach to disaster management.

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RRS:RRL

This study analyzes the response of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) during Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, focusing on enabling factors, hindrances, and self-perceived preparedness levels. It highlights weaknesses in the disaster response system, particularly in coordination and communication, and emphasizes the need for improved disaster preparedness strategies. The findings indicate that only about 33% of responders felt adequately prepared, underscoring the necessity for a more comprehensive approach to disaster management.

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Enabling Factors, Hindrances, and Self-perceived

Level of Preparedness of Typhoon Haiyan


Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Responders

Introduction
This study discusses the need for collaborative disaster planning, particularly in areas prone
to natural hazards like typhoons. It highlights the four-phase framework for disaster risk
reduction and management (DRRM): prevention-mitigation, preparedness, response, and
recovery. The Philippines, being typhoon-prone, adopted the DRRM framework, leading to the
creation of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils at all government levels, each
equipped with an Incident Command System (ICS). The Department of Health (DOH) was
assigned the lead role in planning disaster medical response (DMR) and was empowered to
establish its own ICS. The study aims to document and analyze the response of EMS groups
during the typhoon, gathering information from responders on their experiences, enabling
factors, and challenges. It also explores the perceived level of preparedness among EMS
responders.

Methods
In this mixed-methods study, 52 respondents identified enabling factors and hindrances to their
disaster response and their corresponding self-perceived level of preparedness. In a
subsequent focus group discussion, the researchers used the nominal group technique to
process the respondents’ experiences.

Results
The respondents identified factors that enabled or hindered their response activities such as
coordination,
stress debriefing, infrastructure, and preparedness. Furthermore, an average of 33% of the
respondents said they were adequately prepared to deliver the necessary medical services
during the disaster response, thus validating previous studies on preparedness and disaster
response operations.

Discussion
The study examines the challenges faced by emergency medical responders during Typhoon
Haiyan in the Philippines. It points out the weaknesses in the disaster response system, particularly
in terms of local government capacity, coordination, and communication. The study highlights the
need for a more comprehensive approach to disaster preparedness, including stronger risk
communication, a more robust Incident Command System, and greater integration of private sector
initiatives.

Reference
Enabling factors, hindrances, and self-perceived level of preparedness of typhoon Haiyan
emergency medical services (EMS) responders. (n.d.).
https://actamedicaphilippina.upm.edu.ph/index.php/acta/article/view/

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