Re: AJN looking for hurricane stories

In article <InBRe.3474$Wb4.41469@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" <mortschnerd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Also closer to home, I head a few minutes ago on the TV news that several
>patients from the NO area are being transferred to my hospital... apparently
>from one Tenet hospital to another. In any case, I wouldn't run off helter
>skelter down to Mississippi to volunteer my time, particularly as you're likely
>
>to become part of the problem rather than the solution.
>
having worked a couple of these (albeit a few orders of magnitude
smaller) I can say without fear of contradiction that you WILL
become part of the problem. Check in with your local Salvation
Army, Red Cross, etc. Freelancers have no infrastructure to support
them and quickly run out of food, water, etc and become an added
burden on the rescue workers.
Also, at least in the early phases, give money instead of
clothes, etc. (unless your local SA/ARC people ask specifically for
such things for their local shelters). The agencies can get money
to the area and buy things much easier than trucking a load of stuff
from your area to there, especially since there is obviously no
wharehouse space available.

--
"All of us learn to write in the second grade.
Most of us go on to greater things."
Bobby Knight.
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