That's an interesting notion, and one I haven't heard expressed before. I'll have to think on it.

But my initial reaction is that most people involved in disaster medical care are professionals who have imbibed deeply from the well of humane compassion and caring, and possess the core medical ethic of respect for the individual. I will also note that much of the conversation in the class I mentioned was how to reach and aid under-served people, like the homeless, the poor, the elderly, the disabled and the incarcerated. Indeed, this is also a common focus addressed in most such training and planning.

Still, if this use of the zombie meme is dehumanizing, it's something certainly worth reconsidering. Thank you.