[SBE] H1N1.

[Richard Rudman]

Good thread! Gets people thinking!

As most of you know, correct terminology is important when dealing  
with important disciplines, including emergency management.

I would put what Darryl is talking about under the heading of disaster  
response, not recovery. Recovery, as defined in emergency management  
terms usually does not begin until the response phase has things under  
some sort of control. That notwithstanding, you can have response and  
recovery going on at the same time. As the French say, "ca depend".

Actually, dealing with the critical issue of emergency operations with  
personnel down due to illness should be part of disaster preparedness,  
getting ready for the response phase of an event.

Plans I have written in the past have self-dispatch and cross-training  
features for events that disrupt normal communications and normal  
staffing. Hard to do with staff reductions, though. Making  
arrangements in advance with outside broadcast engineering contractors  
might be of some help for emergency technical response.

For emergency operations, off site control points using VPN or  
services like "LogmeIn.com" come to mind.

Richard

On May 1, 2009, at 11:24 AM, McGlothen, Darryl wrote:


> It seems to me that there must be some middle ground in this  

> discussion; with "living in filth" on the one end of the spectrum  

> and "obsessive/compulsive cleanliness" on the other. The unpleasant  

> fact is that, eventually, we're all going to die: sometime,  

> somewhere, some way. Barry's original questions were aimed at how  

> we, as individuals and as organizations, are coping with the threat  

> of potential disaster.

>

> We can ignore the threat (as some seem to advocate), run around like  

> Chicken Little with ineffectual knee-jerk reactions, or we can  

> calmly analyze how best to avert disaster and/or react to it should  

> it strike. My employer has been stressing the need to take normal  

> precautions such as regular hand washing, covering your cough or  

> sneeze, staying home if you're sick. In addition, we have  

> disinfectant gels and sprays available for those who choose to use  

> them. Our HR department is making additional information available  

> on our web site in order that we may be continuously apprised of new  

> developments on the health front. Staying well-informed seems to me  

> to be the moderate course.

>

> I have yet to see any suggestions on what to do in the event that  

> critical personnel are no longer able to perform their duties due to  

> illness. I guess that's one of those 'cross that bridge when we come  

> to it' scenarios. This falls under the category of Disaster  

> Recovery, rather than Disaster Preparedness.

>

> Darryl

>

> From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of  

> Gary O'Guinn

> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 10:26 AM

> To: sbe member discussion mail list

> Subject: Re: [SBE] H1N1.

>

> I agree completely. The more we sanitize our environment the worse  

> we make it. According to an article I read from WHO using the hand  

> sanitizers is actually doing harm. These things kill 99.9% of germs,  

> not viruses. That one lone little 0.9% bug is just waiting to mutate  

> into something that can't be killed. That's why doctors aren't  

> handing out antibiotics like candy any more. I'm not saying that we  

> should all live in filth, but let's not over do the germophobic thing.

>

> -Gary

> Adrienne Abbott wrote:

>>

>> Get it now or get it later…you don’t get swine flu more than once.  

>> This current “bug” is so mild that getting it now is probably more  

>> preferable than the version that’s likely to morph by next fall.  

>> Immunization in the form of a vaccine, if they ever get one or a  

>> mild case of swine flu now will be good protection next flu season.  

>> With all the emphasis on disinfecting our environment, it probably  

>> explains why the victims are young people. Most of them are brought  

>> up now with few pets, no livestock and playgrounds covered with  

>> Astroturf or rubber mats instead of good ol’ dirt.

>> Adrienne

>> From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of  

>> McGlothen, Darryl

>> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 9:57 AM

>> To: sbe member discussion mail list

>> Subject: Re: [SBE] H1N1.

>> And how many persons did you have contact with before you became  

>> aware you were sick? There is no one-step, single-option solution.  

>> Hiding in the cellar is not the answer.

>> Darryl

>> From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of  

>> Gary O'Guinn

>> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 9:51 AM

>> To: sbe member discussion mail list

>> Subject: [SBE] H1N1.

>> As I said before... If you are sick stay at home. There: problem  

>> solved. Self isolation will stop the spread. No government  

>> involvement, no scientific breakthrough, just common sense.

>>

>> -Gary O'Guinn

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