An overview of disaster preparedness for veterinarians.
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TextPublication details: [United States] : American Veterinary Medical Association, 1997Description: [4] pSubject: In a typical year in the United States, damages associated with large-scale disasters can be expected to be more that $3 billion. Of even greater concern than the monetary cost associated with disasters is the cost in human lives. Recently, animal issues associated with large-scale disasters have become of greater concern in the United States. When large urban populations are affected by a disaster, many of the victims own animals, and because of widespread appreciation of the strength and importance of the human-animal bond, officials are being called on to deal with animal-related issues. Veterinarians, because of their background and training, are uniquely suited to provide assistance to disaster management officials on issues related to animals and to animal care providers. To do so, however, veterinarians should understand the recognized components of disaster preparedness, so that they will be able to integrate themselves with the official aspects of disaster management at the national, state, and local levels
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Bibliography: p. 348
Reprinted from the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association; 1997; Vol. 210, no. 3; p. 345-348
In a typical year in the United States, damages associated with large-scale disasters can be expected to be more that $3 billion. Of even greater concern than the monetary cost associated with disasters is the cost in human lives. Recently, animal issues associated with large-scale disasters have become of greater concern in the United States. When large urban populations are affected by a disaster, many of the victims own animals, and because of widespread appreciation of the strength and importance of the human-animal bond, officials are being called on to deal with animal-related issues. Veterinarians, because of their background and training, are uniquely suited to provide assistance to disaster management officials on issues related to animals and to animal care providers. To do so, however, veterinarians should understand the recognized components of disaster preparedness, so that they will be able to integrate themselves with the official aspects of disaster management at the national, state, and local levels
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