Sample Healthcare Paper on Communication and Disaster Management

For your paper, you construct a new approach to addressing an aspect of the medical or healthcare-related emergency management issue.

Your paper must include an introduction, the body in which all items below are addressed and references cited, a well-defined conclusion, and reference page.

Your research should include a minimum of 4 of the following sections below (however, you will likely need to use more than 4 and/or create additional section headers as appropriate for your paper):

-New Approach (required): You will construct a new approach to addressing an aspect of the medical or healthcare-related emergency management issue you cover.
-Process Mapping of New Approach (required): You will develop a process map (i.e., flow chart) of your new approach. You need to include the agencies that are required to respond to your chosen emergency.
-Mechanism of Injury (MOI)
-Casualty Figures
-Triage Challenges
-Medical Response
-Urban Search and Rescue
-Inter-agency Collaboration
-Public Health Issues
-Communication and Media Relations
-Preparedness-Planning
-Logistical Issues
-Pitfalls

Your paper must include at least 10 scholarly references (no Wikipedia!). Avoid using secondary sources like websites or textbooks. Instead, use primary, scholarly journals, reports, etc. If you include a graph or chart (data), the chart/graph should take up NO MORE than ¼ page, and be properly cited.

Your final paper (and all assignments) must follow American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines for references and bibliographic citation. Refer to the APA Publication Manual (7th ed.).