Preparedness: The Key to Assisting in Disaster Relief Efforts

Dr. Rob Dunne, vice chief of emergency medicine at St. John Hospital and Medical Center, located in Detroit, also serves on the federal response DMAT (Disaster Medical Assistance Team) and is slated for the next deployment to Haiti to provide medical care to those impacted by the earthquakes that have devastated the island. Serving on the DMAT since 1996, Dr. Dunne shares his suggestions on how medical professionals can get involved in disaster relief efforts.

“I am in daily briefings on the situation in Haiti and many volunteers from other areas came poorly prepared and are only a little better off than refugees, now. Responders need to be with teams. They should be prepared to supply their own food, water and power.”

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