Role of the U.S. Army Medical Department in Domestic Disaster AssistanceOperations. Lessons Learned from Hurricane Andrew

摘要

This paper reviews the history of Federal disaster relief legislation and DoD'srole in domestic disaster support. It reviews the Federal Response Plan with emphasis on Emergency Support Function (Health and Medical). The study also addresses the Army Medical Department's role in the Hurricane Andrew operations and closes with a review of the medically related Joint Uniform Lessons Learned and the current status of actions to address those Lessons Learned.