Causal Factors Affecting Disaster Response Of M-MERT, Army Hospital Under Army District In Thailand

Abstract

Disaster Management focus on saving lives provide relief and face situations in crisis when disasters have already occurred. The Royal Thai Army Medical Department has prepared Military Medical Emergency Response Team: M-MERT They must be trained. This research is an analytical study of the causal factors influencing disaster response during the emergency response period of the Military Medical Response Team with variable Personal, the Commanding and Directing, participation and disaster response. Objective:1) To study the disaster response in the emergency response stage of the Military Medical Response Unit 2) To develop a causal factor model influencing disaster response in the emergency response period of the Medical Response Unit and 3) to study the direct and indirect influences of causal factors influencing disaster response in the emergency response period of the Military Response Team. The researcher collected the research data with the Military Medical Emergency Response unit, and personnel previously designated to perform duties, amounting to 424 people from 30 Army District hospital by using developing questionnaires confirm validity test with variable. Data were analyzed by frequency, percentage by computer program that analysed Structural equation model and Correlation. Result: It was found that, the perception of the capability of the M-MERT Awareness every variables are moderate to high. The causal factor model influencing disaster response consistent with the empirical data. All of variable positively influences disasters response significant below .05