
7. Why are education and training important parts of contingency
planning?
8. Why are Strategic National Stockpile resources not available during
the first seventy-two hours of a disaster? Why is a coordinated stock-
piling strategy better than having each hospital stockpile enough
equipment, supplies, and pharmaceuticals to meet its own needs?
9. How does redundancy improve the reliability of communication
systems?
10. Why is surge capacity an important element of contingency plan-
ning for healthcare delivery organizations?
KEY T
ERMS
Bioterrorism: The use of biological agents (e.g., bacteria, viruses, toxins)
to cause widespread illness or death.
Emergency ...