I only need a short summary about the topic (Haddon Matrix Article)
*please see the attachment* and this link https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12575…
Read the article on the Haddon matrix application (Haddon Matrix Article.pdf ) to public health emergencies in emergency management. The Haddon matrix was designed in the 1960s as a model to understand injury prevention and control. It examines agent, host and environment in three phases, pre-event, event and post-event.
NOTE – In an effort to provide DMM Spring 2021 students more time for other assignments (and maybe decrease your angst a bit), the assignment is NOT what you see below. I left it there for your review only. Here is the Spring 2021 assignment:
Choose either of the two exemplars in the Reading Assignment page and comment on it. Think about ways you might add or delete areas based on your understanding of what a Haddon Matrix is supposed to do. You may either modify the exemplar you selected (using a highlighted font) or simply write in your reply how you would make changes.
Here are some examples from my collages: (you might find them helpful)
First Example:
The Haddon Matrix assessment tool was developed and is used for injury prevention research and intervention. The Matrix is set up as a grid using four columns and three rows. The rows represent the phases of an injury, and the columns represent different influencing factors. The assessment should consider the level of training and experience of the participants.
Several areas can be improved upon when reviewing the Haddon Matrix examplar for the nerve agent attack on a stadium concert. First, each cell should provide more detail. Examples of improvements that can be made include making specific notes of how many EMS units would be present for stand-by and locations of these units throughout the stadium. The assessment can specifically note the location of on-site Medical Clinics within the stadium. Specific mention can highlight evacuation routes and examples of communication methods with concert attendees. Also, the assessment can include any preplanned communication radio channels for Security, EMS, Police, and other first responders.
An area to consider adding to the Post Event Social Environment section is the establishment of a family reunification section for concertgoers who have been separated during the event. The establishment of a third-party transport pick-up location, such as Uber or Lyft, will be helpful for crowd control and traffic flow. Other additions are specific methods and locations for lost or decontaminated personal items and the site of staging for first responders.
Several areas to consider removing from the assessment would be local hospital beds and the increased healthcare costs. Although relevant to a city-wide evaluation, the assessment should not specifically focus on these areas for a matrix involving the stadium’s response.
Comparing the two exemplars given for review, they show that the Haddon Matrix can be expanded or simplified to meet the community readiness needs. The location, event, threat, training, and experience of the contributors can modify the complexity of the Matrix. The Haddon Matrix is an essential tool for the development of hazard assessment. The readings and examples show different applications of the assessment and ways it may be applied to different scenarios.
Second Example:
The article that a choose to comment on is “The Application of the Haddon Matrix to Public Health Readiness and Response Planning”.
The Haddon matrix is what is discussed in this article and how it is used. The Haddon matrix was developed by William Haddon. This system mad has been used for more than two decades in injury prevention research and intervention.
The Haddon matrix uses a grid that has four columns and three rows. The rows represent different phases of an injury; preevent, event, and postevent. As the columns represent different influencing factors host, agent/vehicle, physical environment, social environment.
With this being said using this on the SARS virus makes it so that it breaks it down into how to help the victims involved versus the environment and how to stop the spread of the virus. It also breaks it up into the different stages on when you get it and how to help with each stage in that.
The questions that are brought up in this situation is what are the hospital infection control issues associated with a SARS outbreak, and what are the most effective approaches to address these issues of advance planning strategy could a local public health department use to identify the contributing factors to this public health emergency?
With this being said it must be determined on which supplies would need to be used to help the victims of the SARS whether it being medical supplies or financially.
Secondly the next question is what approaches could a local public health department use to deliver comprehensive public health prevention, intervention, and risk communication measures before, during, and after such an outbreak?
With this they have vaccinations or people using the proper PPE equipment or social distancing guidelines to help control the major outbreaks.
References
Barnett, D., Balicer, R., Blodgett, D., Fews, A., Parker, C., and Links, J. (2005, May). The application of the Haddon matrix to public health readiness and response planning. Environmental health perspectives, 113(5): 561–566. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12575…
Third Example:
This week’s reading talks about the Haddon Matrix, which acts as a way to prepare and plan out methods of attacks before, during, and after an event or accident. It serves as a way to set up the basis of what actions should be taken in precaution of an accident or event and then identify the different factors that this event could affect the victims and the environment.
The example that I chose to comment on was the “dirty bombing” incident that had occurred in Maryland. This was a large-scale bombing that caused massive casualties but also had the involvement of rare and radioactive metals that were toxic to the ambient environment and the people affected by the explosion/scattering of toxic chemicals.
In the pre-event section of the Haddon matrix, I would have also created an area where a proper safe method of exiting the premises in a quick and efficient manner for the people within the vicinity. It is always good to have some kind of evacuation plan that the people working there are notified about in the case of emergencies, such as the “dirty bombing” incident. That way, people would be able to gather into safe spots away from the disaster and not increase the risk of trampling upon others or risking a person from getting lost in the midst of panic, separated from their loved ones or relatives.
In the event section, they did a good job of creating the priority on researching how the radioactive materials could be traveled within the area through the local environment. This is essential when dealing with a “dirty bomb” as the risks for the potential spreading of cesium to other areas could lead to an increase in the casualty rate as a result of this terrorist attack.
While looking at the post-event section of the Haddon matrix, I notice that there was not a lot of concern or research into the long-term effects that the “dirty bomb” had an effect on the human health and the environmental health. There was some mention of the cleanup method of the environment and how it affected the economics of the local area but did not dive too deep into the effects the bomb had on the local wildlife/plantlife while also potential risks that the people affected are now more prone to. For instance, cesium, an extremely radioactive chemical, could cause long-term damage to the body and increase the chances of certain cancers when exposed to a more potent concentration or long period of time.
Barnett, D. J., Balicer, R. D., Blodgett, D., Fews, A. L., Parker, C. L., & Links, J. M. (2005). The application of the Haddon matrix to public health readiness and response planning. Environmental health perspectives, 113(5), 561–566. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.7491
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