5. Disasters are incidents where:
– type,
– number, or…
– location,
of live casualties exceed capabilities of health
services and authorities.
ALSG, UK
6. Incident Accident Disaster
Near miss Resources could
deal with the loss
Resources are
overwhelmed
by the loss
Directthreateningtothewholesystem
andmayleadtosystemcollapse
Incident /accident/disaster/crisis
crisis
7. There is:
–Urgent need for rapid effective responses,
–Shortage of time, and …
–Lack of resources and trained personnel
Trauma is a leading cause of death
8. • Concept introduced in 1955 by Col. Karl H.
Houghton, M.D.
• A managerial branch of medicine
• Complementary to Emergency Medicine
• Provide
– healthcare to disaster survivors, and…
– medically related preparation, planning, response
and recovery leadership
9. Disaster cycle
• Goals of Disaster
Management:
(1) Reduce, or avoid,
losses from hazards;
(2) Assure prompt
assistance to victims;
(3) Achieve rapid and
effective recovery.
http://www.xenoveritas.org/node/66
Response
Recovery
Mitigation
Prevention
Preparedness
WMO
10. Why disaster medicine?
The incidence of natural disaster has risen dramatically over the past 20
http://realneo.us/content/why-have-natural-disasters-increased-there-grave-warning-
message-worldwide-escalation-natura
11. Man-made disasters have been on the increase
since around 1990.
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13. Proper training is expected to:
–reduce the impact of trauma and mass
casualty,
–help the health services to react faster and
more effectively,
–help the community to recover faster.
