Marlene Fuller
South University
HCM 4025-Strategic Management in Healthcare
Professor:
Hwangi
H Lu, PhD 2/2/2023
As the director of communicable diseases in a city health department, If I was faced with dealing with a new and highly contagious disease SARS
(South University, n.d.)
. I would first research what SARS is, How is it transferred, what causes it, what the symptoms and treatments are, and how SARS can be avoided. SARS is a type of pneumonia, caused by a novel coronavirus, that may progress to respiratory failure and can even result to death
(Milstein, 2023)
. When an infected person coughs or sneezes, respiratory droplets are propelled thru the air and transferred on people or nearby surfaces.
(Illinois.gov, n.d.)
“SARS is spread through contact with infected humans or animals and most people with SARS experience symptoms like severe pneumonia with respiratory failure, fever, chills, and rigors, muscle pain, coughing, headache, and dizziness
(Milstein, 2023)
”. SARS can have acute, sometimes fatal duration and the treatment for SARS consist of comfort measures, corticosteroids, and isolation
(Milstein, 2023)
. Now, that I know what SARS is and the harm it would cause the community, I would implement utilize the 4 phase of emergency management approach, which is a step-by-step process. The first step is Mitigation
this phase involves taken action to prevent or mitigate disaster causes
(FEMA, n.d.)
. Examples of this phase for SARS would consist of wearing PPD and
isolation
. The 2
nd
step would be Preparedness
this phase includes planning, training, and educational activities
(FEMA, n.d.)
. I would reinforce basic infection control practices and hand
