Disaster management for medical students

1. DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DR.NEELIMA.T
2ND YEAR
DNB RESIDENT
DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE
VPS LAKESHORE HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH
CENTER

2. What is a disaster
 “A disaster can be defined as any
occurrence that cause damage,
ecological disruption, loss of human
life, deterioration of health and health
services on a scale, sufficient to
warrant an extraordinary response
from outside the affected community
or area”. (W.H.O.)

4. What it involves ??
 Dealing with and avoiding both natural
and man made disasters
 Preparedness before disaster.
 Rebuilding and supporting society
after natural disasters.

5. What is Disaster Management

6. PHASES OF DISASTER
MANAGEMENT
 Disaster Mitigation
 Disaster Preparedness
 Disaster impact
 Disaster Response
 Disaster Rehabilitation
Disaster reconstruction

7. DISASTER IMPACT AND RESPNOSE
1.search ,rescue and first aid

8. 2.field care

9. 3.Triage and tagging

10.  4.identification of dead

11. Relief phase
 When assistance from outside starts
to reach the disaster area
food,blankets,clothing etc

12. Why disasters increases the risk
of disease transmission?
 1.overcrowding
2,introduction of communicable
disease.
3.contamination of water supply
4.fund diversion
5.breeding vectors
6.zoonosis

13. What to do
 1.implement as soon as possible all
health measures
2.organize a reliable disease reporting
system.
3.investigate all reports of disease
outbreaks

14. Rehabilitation phase
 Water supply
 Food safety
 Basic sanitation and personal hygiene
 Vector control

15. Disaster mitigation
 This involves lessening the likely effects
of emergencies.
 These include depending upon the
disaster, protection of vulnerable
population and structure.
 Eg. improving structural qualities of
schools, houses and such other
buildings so that medical causalities can
be minimized.
 This mitigation compliments the disaster
preparedness and disaster response
activities.

16. Disaster preparedness
 Preparedness should be in the form of money,
manpower and materials
 Evaluation from past experiences about risk
 Location of disaster prone areas
 Organization of communication, information and
warning system
 Ensuring co-ordination and response
mechanisms
 Development of public education programme
 Co-ordination with media
 National & international relations
 Keeping stock of foods, drug and other essential
commodities

17. THANKU