Lack of Evidence Supporting the Effectiveness of Disaster Supply Kits
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11022781 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tara N Heagele (Tara N. Heagele is with the School of Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, and the Specialty Care Transport Unit, Exceptional Medical Transportation, West Berlin, NJ.), Tara Heagele (0000-0001-7155-7875, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 979-982 |
| Publication date | 2016-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2016.303148 |
| PMID | 27077362 |
| OpenAlex | W2338829772 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 17 |
We reviewed the available evidence in support of the effectiveness of disaster supply kits presently used in household emergency preparedness in the United States. The expectation that people should take responsibility for their own disaster preparedness has largely not taken into account contextual influences on disaster preparedness. The efficiency of current disaster supply kits used during critical postdisaster periods has not been empirically tested. Professional recommendations regarding the composition of disaster supply kits containing at least water, food, first aid, hygiene, and clothing have not been universally defined. This lack of consensus may lead to the assembling of disaster supply kits yielding suboptimal results. The use of disaster supply kits should continue to be nationally recommended, although additional research is needed to demonstrate their beneficial impact on survival and resilience after a disaster
Business · Disaster planning · Disaster preparedness · Economic growth · Economics · Emergency management · Environmental health · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Preparedness · Resilience (materials science) · Suicide prevention · Water supply · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Engineering · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Medicine
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| Citations per year | 1.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |