New Jersey's EMS Response to Superstorm Sandy: A Case Study of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact

Clancy, Terry; Christensen, Kenneth T.; Cortacans, Henry P

doi:10.1017/s1049023x14000417

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“…In addition, emergency medical services were stretched to their limits with higher call volumes, particularly from injuries occurring from the effects of the storm or the clean-up effort, exacerbating the situation. 27,28 The delays likely caused patients to arrive at the hospital later in the course of their MI or stroke than would have normally been the case. Delays in treatment may have contributed to the higher rates of in-hospital deaths for MI given that greater myocardial damage may have occurred before medical treatment was initiated.…”

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The Effect of Hurricane Sandy on Cardiovascular Events in New Jersey

Swerdel

Janević

Cosgrove

et al. 2014

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BackgroundHurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey (NJ) on October 29, 2012. We studied the impact of this extreme weather event on the incidence of, and 30‐day mortality from, cardiovascular (CV) events (CVEs), including myocardial infarctions (MI) and strokes, in NJ.Methods and ResultsData were obtained from the MI data acquisition system (MIDAS), a database of all inpatient hospital discharges with CV diagnoses in NJ, including death certificates. Patients were grouped by their county of residence, and each county was categorized as either high‐ (41.5% of the NJ population) or low‐impact area based on data from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other sources. We utilized Poisson regression comparing the 2 weeks following Sandy landfall with the same weeks from the 5 previous years. In addition, we used CVE data from the 2 weeks previous in each year as to adjust for yearly changes. In the high‐impact area, MI incidence increased by 22%, compared to previous years (attributable rate ratio [ARR], 1.22; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.16, 1.28), with a 31% increase in 30‐day mortality (ARR, 1.31; 95% CI, 1.22, 1.41). The incidence of stroke increased by 7% (ARR, 1.07; 95% CI, 1.03, 1.11), with no significant change in 30‐day stroke mortality. There were no changes in incidence or 30‐day mortality of MI or stroke in the low‐impact area.ConclusionIn the 2 weeks following Hurricane Sandy, there were increases in the incidence of, and 30‐day mortality from, MI and in the incidence of stroke.

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The Effect of Hurricane Sandy on Cardiovascular Events in New Jersey

Swerdel

Janević

Cosgrove

et al. 2014

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“…Such LECA allows states to gain quick access to unique human resources, expertise of member states, and receive state‐to‐state assistance during a governor‐declared state of emergency. Finally, this LECA encompasses a responsive and straightforward system for states to send personnel and equipment to advance disaster relief efforts in other states (Clancy et al, 2014).…”

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Benefiting signatories at others’ expense: Effects and spatial spillover of local emergency cooperation agreements in China

Wang

Mao

2023

Contingencies & Crisis Mgmt

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Local emergency cooperation agreements (LECA) led by local governments have increasingly become an important measure to address public crisis. In China, local governments have also launched such LECA to deal with occupational accidents and diseases. In this study, a quasi‐experimental design was used to evaluate the effects and spatial spillover of LECA on work safety performance improvements. Several econometric models were applied based on provincial panel data (2001–2019). The results show that: (1) LECA reduce both the number and mortality rate of workplace accidents in signatory provinces. (2) LECA can also induce a scale effect, which means that signatories can induce positive spillover effects on work safety performance in neighboring signatory provinces. (3) The analysis also identified negative spillover effects for neighboring non‐signatory provinces, indicating that LECA may lead to spatial spillover of industrial risks. (4) Further analysis indicated that the comprehensive effect of LECA is positive but not significant. (5) The spatial spillover of industrial risks due to LECA mainly occurs in the midwestern region, and positive spillover effect exists between the eastern and western regions due to the economic correlation factors. In addition, general recommendations for regional crisis cooperation among subnational governments are provided.

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Experiences and challenges of emergency medical services in Incheon, South Korea: Implications for disaster risk reduction

Choi,

McAleavy

2024

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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New Jersey's EMS Response to Superstorm Sandy: A Case Study of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact

Cited by 8 publications

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The Effect of Hurricane Sandy on Cardiovascular Events in New Jersey

The Effect of Hurricane Sandy on Cardiovascular Events in New Jersey

Benefiting signatories at others’ expense: Effects and spatial spillover of local emergency cooperation agreements in China

Experiences and challenges of emergency medical services in Incheon, South Korea: Implications for disaster risk reduction

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