Disaster nursing

3. • Disasters are as old as Mankind.
• The first description of Disaster and its management
comes from mythological “Noah” and his ark.
• Similar Flood tales are widespread in- Greek
Mythology,Puranas, Mesopotamian stories & many
cultures

4. Etymology
Originated from Greek
dus = bad aster = star
Calamity due to position of a planet or a star.
Then evolved in Italian as disastro,
To become French désastre (de.zastʁ).
& then disaster .

5. Classification of disaster
ACCORDING TO WHO
NATURAL DISASTERS
MAN-MADE DISASTERS
OTHERS

6. ACUTE
DISASTER
• EARTHQUAKES,CYCLONET
SUNAMI,EPIDEMICS OF
FOOD & WATER, VECTOR
BORNE DISEASES
CHRONIC &
SLOW
DISASTER
• DROUGHT,FAMINE,DEF
ORESTATION,CHRONIC
EXPOSURE TO TOXIC
SUBSTANCES

7. MANMADE DISASTERS
VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
WAR

8. OTHER DISASTERS
USE OF TOBACCO
SALE OF HARMFUL DRUGS
UNCONTROLLED USE
OF PESTICIDES

9. TYPES OF DISASTER
FLOODS,
CYCLONES
HURRICANES,
HAILSTORM
COLD BURST,HEAT
&COLD WAVE
SNOW AVALANCHES.
DROUGHTS
SEA EROSION,
THUNDER LIGHTING
WATER AND CLIMATE
RELATED DISASTERS

10. • GEOGRAPHICALLY RELATED DISASTERS
LAND SLIDES
MUD FLOWS,
EARTHQUAKE
MINE FIRES
VOLCANO
ERRUPTIONS

11. CHEMICAL,INDUSTRIAL,NUCLEAR
RELATED DISASTERS
FIRES,OIL
SPILL
BUILDING
COLLAPSE.
BOMB BLASTS
FESTIVAL
RELATED
FIRES
AIR,ROAD,
TRAIN
ACCIDENTS

12. Others..
Natural
Disasters
Meteorological
Topographical
biological
Telluric and
teutonic
Man made
Disasters
Technological
Civil disasters
accidents
Warfare

13. Epidemiology of disasters

14. Causes of disaster
 Poverty and inequitable development
 Rapid population growth
 Urban and mass irrigation
 Lack of education
 Unsafe homes,deforestation
 Malnutrition
 Employment
 Illiteracy

15. Effects of disaster
• Loss of human life
• Physical injuries
• Psychological trauma
• Damage to agriculture crop area
• Loss of live stock
• Damage of fishing sector
• Small scale and industry damages
• Collapse of houses

16. Contd…
• Loss of irrigation and water supply system
• Damage of school buildings
• Property damage
• Collapse of communication systems
• Uprooting of trees
• Environmental destruction
• Loss of infrastructure (roads,buildings,bridges)

17. Earthquakes

18. Tsunami

19. floods

21. Cyclone

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24. Forest fires

25. Pest infestation

26. Disaster drill

27. Role of a nurse Disaster preparedness
•To facilitate preperation with
community
•To provide updated record of
vulnerable populations within the
community
•Nurse leads a preparedness effort
•Multi-roles in community
•Understanding of community
resources
•Disaster nurse must be involved in
community organisation

28. Disaster response
•Nurse must involve in community
assessment,case
finding,refering,prevention,health
education,surveillance
•Triage-high priority,second,last
•Nurse work as a member of assessment
team
•To be involved in ongoing surveillance

29. Disaster recovery
Successful recovery
preperation
Health teaching
Psychological support
Referals to hospital
Remain alert for envt.
health