This document provides an overview of disaster management. It begins with definitions of disasters and emergency management. It describes the different types of natural and man-made disasters. It outlines the disaster management cycle, including the disaster phase, response phase, recovery phase, risk reduction phase, and preparedness phase. It discusses victims and survivors of disasters and the concept of a "second disaster". It also covers topics like disaster syndromes, examples of past disasters, patterns of injury and mortality, displacement of victims, impacts on health, and approaches for specific disasters like floods, earthquakes, and nuclear incidents.
This document discusses disaster management. It begins by defining a disaster as a widespread catastrophe that causes destruction and distress. It then outlines the phases of disaster management - pre-impact, impact, and post-impact phases. Key aspects of disaster management discussed include prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, relief, recovery, and reconstruction. Historical perspectives on disaster management in India and details of the national structure for disaster management are also provided.
The document discusses disaster management and defines disasters. It notes that disasters can be natural or man-made, and lists some common types of each. The key phases of disaster management are prevention, preparedness, response, and rehabilitation/reconstruction. Major disasters that have impacted India between 1980-2005 are also outlined, including floods, cyclones, earthquakes, and tsunamis. The principles of disaster management focus on minimizing casualties, preventing further harm, rescuing victims, providing first aid and evacuation, medical care, and reconstruction.
This document defines key terms related to disaster management including disasters, hazards, emergencies, risk, and vulnerability. It describes different types of natural and man-made disasters and outlines the phases of the disaster management cycle including mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Finally, it provides a brief overview of major disasters that have occurred in India along with their effects.
1) Man-made disasters are caused by identifiable human actions such as negligence or deliberate acts. They can result from industrial accidents, chemical/biological/radiological incidents, or other human factors like ignorance or carelessness.
2) Some examples of common man-made disasters mentioned are oil and chemical spills, power outages, terrorist attacks, and industrial fires and explosions. Specific incidents highlighted include the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident and Bhopal chemical disaster.
3) Precautions that can help mitigate man-made disasters include using protective equipment in chemical/radiological incidents, properly maintaining infrastructure to prevent industrial accidents, and increasing awareness to discourage negligence. Historical disasters like London's Killer Fog are
This document defines key concepts related to disaster management, including what constitutes a disaster and the factors that determine risk. It explains that disasters result from natural or man-made hazards interacting with vulnerabilities and limited response capacity. Vulnerabilities can be physical, social, or economic. The document also outlines different types of disasters and the components of disaster management, including response, recovery, prevention, and preparedness/mitigation. It provides examples for each.
The document discusses disaster management and planning. It defines disasters as crisis situations that exceed recovery capabilities. Disasters are classified as natural (earthquakes, floods) or man-made (war, accidents). Disaster management includes developing recovery plans and implementing them when disasters occur. Good disaster planning involves anticipating types of disasters, developing prevention, preparation, response and recovery measures, and drawing on community and expert wisdom. It is a collective responsibility requiring government, community and private sector cooperation.
This document provides information about disaster management. It begins by defining a disaster and describing the origins of the term. It then outlines different types of natural and man-made disasters, including earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, cyclones, floods, droughts, and more. The disaster management cycle of pre-disaster, during, and post-disaster phases is also explained. Specific examples of India's vulnerability to different types of disasters are given. The document concludes by discussing potential future disasters and emphasizing the importance of disaster preparedness.
1. Role of Stakeholders in disaster management-Tahseen.pptxanjalatchi
This document discusses the role of multiple stakeholders in disaster management. It outlines that communities, media, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, educational institutions, international agencies, and the scientific community all play important roles. Communities are the first responders and community-based disaster risk reduction is key. Media helps disseminate important information. NGOs provide an effective link between agencies and communities. The private sector and educational institutions provide resources and infrastructure. International agencies provide funding and support. Scientists contribute to risk assessment and forecasting. Effectively engaging all of these stakeholders is important for disaster management.
This document discusses disaster management. It begins by defining a disaster as a widespread catastrophe that causes destruction and distress. It then outlines the phases of disaster management - pre-impact, impact, and post-impact phases. Key aspects of disaster management discussed include prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, relief, recovery, and reconstruction. Historical perspectives on disaster management in India and details of the national structure for disaster management are also provided.
The document discusses disaster management and defines disasters. It notes that disasters can be natural or man-made, and lists some common types of each. The key phases of disaster management are prevention, preparedness, response, and rehabilitation/reconstruction. Major disasters that have impacted India between 1980-2005 are also outlined, including floods, cyclones, earthquakes, and tsunamis. The principles of disaster management focus on minimizing casualties, preventing further harm, rescuing victims, providing first aid and evacuation, medical care, and reconstruction.
This document defines key terms related to disaster management including disasters, hazards, emergencies, risk, and vulnerability. It describes different types of natural and man-made disasters and outlines the phases of the disaster management cycle including mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Finally, it provides a brief overview of major disasters that have occurred in India along with their effects.
1) Man-made disasters are caused by identifiable human actions such as negligence or deliberate acts. They can result from industrial accidents, chemical/biological/radiological incidents, or other human factors like ignorance or carelessness.
2) Some examples of common man-made disasters mentioned are oil and chemical spills, power outages, terrorist attacks, and industrial fires and explosions. Specific incidents highlighted include the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident and Bhopal chemical disaster.
3) Precautions that can help mitigate man-made disasters include using protective equipment in chemical/radiological incidents, properly maintaining infrastructure to prevent industrial accidents, and increasing awareness to discourage negligence. Historical disasters like London's Killer Fog are
This document defines key concepts related to disaster management, including what constitutes a disaster and the factors that determine risk. It explains that disasters result from natural or man-made hazards interacting with vulnerabilities and limited response capacity. Vulnerabilities can be physical, social, or economic. The document also outlines different types of disasters and the components of disaster management, including response, recovery, prevention, and preparedness/mitigation. It provides examples for each.
The document discusses disaster management and planning. It defines disasters as crisis situations that exceed recovery capabilities. Disasters are classified as natural (earthquakes, floods) or man-made (war, accidents). Disaster management includes developing recovery plans and implementing them when disasters occur. Good disaster planning involves anticipating types of disasters, developing prevention, preparation, response and recovery measures, and drawing on community and expert wisdom. It is a collective responsibility requiring government, community and private sector cooperation.
This document provides information about disaster management. It begins by defining a disaster and describing the origins of the term. It then outlines different types of natural and man-made disasters, including earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, cyclones, floods, droughts, and more. The disaster management cycle of pre-disaster, during, and post-disaster phases is also explained. Specific examples of India's vulnerability to different types of disasters are given. The document concludes by discussing potential future disasters and emphasizing the importance of disaster preparedness.
1. Role of Stakeholders in disaster management-Tahseen.pptxanjalatchi
This document discusses the role of multiple stakeholders in disaster management. It outlines that communities, media, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, educational institutions, international agencies, and the scientific community all play important roles. Communities are the first responders and community-based disaster risk reduction is key. Media helps disseminate important information. NGOs provide an effective link between agencies and communities. The private sector and educational institutions provide resources and infrastructure. International agencies provide funding and support. Scientists contribute to risk assessment and forecasting. Effectively engaging all of these stakeholders is important for disaster management.
human-made disaster by nikki for 9th CBSE9822065725
This document discusses different types of human-made disasters including nuclear explosions, biological disasters, chemical disasters, epidemics, fire accidents, road accidents, and terrorism. It provides examples for each type such as atomic bombs for nuclear explosions and the Bhopal gas tragedy for chemical disasters. The document emphasizes that while disasters cannot always be prevented, preparedness and relief efforts can help reduce suffering. It encourages donations and volunteering with relief organizations to support victims of disasters.
This document defines disasters and describes different types, including natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, and pandemics, as well as man-made disasters. It explains disaster management as preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters. Major disasters in India are outlined, such as the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, 2008 Mumbai attacks, and 2005 Maharashtra floods. The effects of disasters, key organizations involved in response, and lessons to be learned about preparedness are summarized. The conclusion stresses that India must stop viewing disasters as acts of God and improve preparedness and response efforts.
The document defines different types of disasters including natural disasters like floods and earthquakes, man-made disasters triggered by human activity, and technological disasters caused by industrial accidents or infrastructure failures. It provides examples of specific disaster types such as nuclear disasters from accidents at Chernobyl and Three Mile Island, the Bhopal chemical plant leak, and oil spills. The impacts of disasters can persist for years through conditions like PTSD, depression, and anxiety.
The document discusses disaster preparedness and mitigation in India. It provides examples of recent natural disasters that have impacted India like floods, earthquakes, cyclones, and droughts. It outlines India's legal and institutional framework for disaster management established by the Disaster Management Act of 2005. The framework includes agencies at the national, state, and district levels tasked with mitigation, preparedness, response and relief efforts. The document also discusses specific mitigation measures that have been taken for different natural disasters in India and the importance of community preparedness.
The document discusses key aspects of disaster preparedness including the three A's of aim, action and accountability. It outlines the principles, steps, and organizational structure for effective preparedness. Contingency planning and building team relations are identified as important. Training needs analysis and emergency operational plans with defined contents are also covered as critical preparedness elements. Examples from past cyclones in Orissa, India are reviewed to highlight lessons learned.
This document discusses disaster management and is divided into several sections. It defines disasters and hazards, and classifies disasters into 5 categories including water/climate, geological, chemical/industrial, accident, and biological disasters. It describes the disaster cycle and impact/response phase, which involves search and rescue, triage, tagging victims, and caring for the dead. The relief phase focuses on disease control, nutrition, vaccination, and rehabilitation. Other sections cover the recovery, preparedness, and planning phases of disaster management.
The document discusses various aspects of disasters including definitions, types, phases of disaster management, and principles of disaster management. It defines a disaster as a sudden accident or natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life. Disasters are classified as natural disasters, which result from natural hazards like floods, earthquakes or technological/man-made disasters. The phases of disaster management are prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, rehabilitation and reconstruction. Key principles of disaster management include shared responsibility between different levels of government and recognizing the roles of non-government organizations.
The document discusses key concepts related to disaster management including:
1) It defines terms like hazard, disaster, emergency, vulnerability, and risk.
2) It outlines different phases of disaster management like relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction.
3) It describes different types of disasters like sudden onset, slow onset, natural disasters, and human-made disasters.
The document discusses various types of natural disasters commonly occurring in India such as floods, earthquakes, cyclones, and landslides. It describes the causes and effects of these disasters and highlights various structural and non-structural mitigation measures that can help reduce their impacts, such as early warning systems, disaster preparedness training, land use planning, and hazard-resistant infrastructure development. The document emphasizes that while not all natural disasters can be prevented, taking proactive mitigation actions can considerably reduce loss of life and property.
The document discusses different types of disasters that can occur, including natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, and cyclones as well as man-made disasters such as fires, industrial accidents, and riots. It notes that the city of Vadodara, India is prone to earthquakes, floods, stampedes, fires, and riots. The document provides information on predicting and safely responding to specific disasters like earthquakes, floods, stampedes, fires, and riots.
This document discusses post-disaster management and recovery. It defines key terms like response, recovery, relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction. It outlines the major steps in the recovery process including needs assessment, developing a vision for rebuilding, ensuring coherence with development goals, prioritizing sectors, and balancing early, mid and long-term recovery. Important aspects of response, rehabilitation and reconstruction are also summarized such as coordination, community participation and monitoring.
This document summarizes a seminar on disaster management. It defines disasters and outlines their global and Indian scenarios. The presentation classified disasters into natural and man-made categories and described different types within each. It discussed the phases of a disaster from pre-impact to post-impact and outlined challenges to disaster planning. Key principles of disaster management were presented, including the responsibilities of different government spheres and the focus on large-scale events. The phases of disaster management - preparedness, impact, response, rehabilitation and mitigation - were also summarized.
The document defines disasters as unexpected events that severely disrupt people's lives and communities. It discusses different types of natural and man-made disasters and defines disaster management as the coordinated process of planning for, responding to, and recovering from disasters through prevention, mitigation, capacity building, preparedness, response, assessment, and rehabilitation/reconstruction efforts. Additionally, it notes that many parts of India are vulnerable to disasters like earthquakes, droughts, floods, and cyclones and outlines the key phases of the disaster management cycle.
Community-based disaster management (CBDM) is an approach to building community capacity to assess vulnerabilities to hazards, develop strategies to prevent and mitigate impacts, and respond to and recover from disasters using local resources. Effective CBDM requires communities to be aware of risks, understand potential impacts, accept personal responsibility, and take action during warnings. It also requires partnerships between communities and outside organizations, community participation in all phases, empowerment of local people, and a sense of community ownership.
The document discusses disaster management and provides a case study on the Uttarakhand tragedy in India. It defines a disaster and outlines the different types. The disaster management process and emergency management approaches are described, including preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. The case study then examines the 2013 floods in Uttarakhand that were caused by cloud bursts during monsoon season, leaving thousands stranded or swept away. It concludes that the Indian government needs new ideas and technology to better prevent natural disasters and educate people on preparedness.
DISASTER MANAGEMENT- A presentation about some disasters and the ways of disaster mangement. It gives and idea abou what a disaster is, its types, causes and about the strategies of disaster management. facts about the national and international agencies involved in disaster management ae included.
1. Disaster management in India involves coordinating response to natural and man-made disasters through administrative decisions and operational skills across national, state, and district levels.
2. The key institutions involved in disaster management are the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs), and District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs), along with response forces like the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
3. Disaster management follows four phases - prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery - to minimize loss of life and property from disasters through early warning systems, emergency response, and rebuilding in a resilient manner.
A disaster is a natural or man-made hazard that causes substantial damage and destruction. Disasters disproportionately impact developing countries due to greater vulnerabilities and risks. Disaster management aims to reduce the impacts of disasters through preparedness, mitigation and response. It involves coordinating response efforts at all levels to provide emergency aid and meet basic needs in disaster-stricken areas. Effective disaster management relies on thorough emergency planning and response coordination among different organizations.
This document discusses disaster management and related topics. It covers the types of disasters, including man-made and natural disasters. It then explains the three phases of disaster management: mitigation, response, and recovery. Next, it discusses some international organizations involved in disaster relief, such as the Red Cross and United Nations. Finally, it provides examples of natural disasters common in India like earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, droughts, and cyclones, and strategies to reduce their impacts.
Disaster management involves dealing with and avoiding both natural and man-made disasters through preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts. It aims to reduce vulnerabilities and impacts through organized and sustained actions to analyze and manage hazards and the underlying risks. Key aspects of disaster management include preparedness before a disaster through activities like risk assessment, warning systems, and stockpiling resources; immediate response efforts during an event; and long-term rehabilitation and reconstruction work after an event to support regrowth. Effective disaster management requires coordination and planning across different levels of government, organizations, and communities.
This document discusses disaster management and response. It defines what constitutes a disaster and outlines the major types of disasters that occur in India. It describes the phases of disaster management as prediction, prevention, preparedness, rescue and relief, and rehabilitation. The document outlines the roles and responsibilities of various organizations involved in disaster response, including the National Disaster Management Authority, state and district authorities. It provides guidelines for developing disaster action plans at the district level and for hospitals to have internal and external disaster response plans to effectively manage a large influx of casualties from a disaster.
human-made disaster by nikki for 9th CBSE9822065725
This document discusses different types of human-made disasters including nuclear explosions, biological disasters, chemical disasters, epidemics, fire accidents, road accidents, and terrorism. It provides examples for each type such as atomic bombs for nuclear explosions and the Bhopal gas tragedy for chemical disasters. The document emphasizes that while disasters cannot always be prevented, preparedness and relief efforts can help reduce suffering. It encourages donations and volunteering with relief organizations to support victims of disasters.
This document defines disasters and describes different types, including natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, and pandemics, as well as man-made disasters. It explains disaster management as preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters. Major disasters in India are outlined, such as the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, 2008 Mumbai attacks, and 2005 Maharashtra floods. The effects of disasters, key organizations involved in response, and lessons to be learned about preparedness are summarized. The conclusion stresses that India must stop viewing disasters as acts of God and improve preparedness and response efforts.
The document defines different types of disasters including natural disasters like floods and earthquakes, man-made disasters triggered by human activity, and technological disasters caused by industrial accidents or infrastructure failures. It provides examples of specific disaster types such as nuclear disasters from accidents at Chernobyl and Three Mile Island, the Bhopal chemical plant leak, and oil spills. The impacts of disasters can persist for years through conditions like PTSD, depression, and anxiety.
The document discusses disaster preparedness and mitigation in India. It provides examples of recent natural disasters that have impacted India like floods, earthquakes, cyclones, and droughts. It outlines India's legal and institutional framework for disaster management established by the Disaster Management Act of 2005. The framework includes agencies at the national, state, and district levels tasked with mitigation, preparedness, response and relief efforts. The document also discusses specific mitigation measures that have been taken for different natural disasters in India and the importance of community preparedness.
The document discusses key aspects of disaster preparedness including the three A's of aim, action and accountability. It outlines the principles, steps, and organizational structure for effective preparedness. Contingency planning and building team relations are identified as important. Training needs analysis and emergency operational plans with defined contents are also covered as critical preparedness elements. Examples from past cyclones in Orissa, India are reviewed to highlight lessons learned.
This document discusses disaster management and is divided into several sections. It defines disasters and hazards, and classifies disasters into 5 categories including water/climate, geological, chemical/industrial, accident, and biological disasters. It describes the disaster cycle and impact/response phase, which involves search and rescue, triage, tagging victims, and caring for the dead. The relief phase focuses on disease control, nutrition, vaccination, and rehabilitation. Other sections cover the recovery, preparedness, and planning phases of disaster management.
The document discusses various aspects of disasters including definitions, types, phases of disaster management, and principles of disaster management. It defines a disaster as a sudden accident or natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life. Disasters are classified as natural disasters, which result from natural hazards like floods, earthquakes or technological/man-made disasters. The phases of disaster management are prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, rehabilitation and reconstruction. Key principles of disaster management include shared responsibility between different levels of government and recognizing the roles of non-government organizations.
The document discusses key concepts related to disaster management including:
1) It defines terms like hazard, disaster, emergency, vulnerability, and risk.
2) It outlines different phases of disaster management like relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction.
3) It describes different types of disasters like sudden onset, slow onset, natural disasters, and human-made disasters.
The document discusses various types of natural disasters commonly occurring in India such as floods, earthquakes, cyclones, and landslides. It describes the causes and effects of these disasters and highlights various structural and non-structural mitigation measures that can help reduce their impacts, such as early warning systems, disaster preparedness training, land use planning, and hazard-resistant infrastructure development. The document emphasizes that while not all natural disasters can be prevented, taking proactive mitigation actions can considerably reduce loss of life and property.
The document discusses different types of disasters that can occur, including natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, and cyclones as well as man-made disasters such as fires, industrial accidents, and riots. It notes that the city of Vadodara, India is prone to earthquakes, floods, stampedes, fires, and riots. The document provides information on predicting and safely responding to specific disasters like earthquakes, floods, stampedes, fires, and riots.
This document discusses post-disaster management and recovery. It defines key terms like response, recovery, relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction. It outlines the major steps in the recovery process including needs assessment, developing a vision for rebuilding, ensuring coherence with development goals, prioritizing sectors, and balancing early, mid and long-term recovery. Important aspects of response, rehabilitation and reconstruction are also summarized such as coordination, community participation and monitoring.
This document summarizes a seminar on disaster management. It defines disasters and outlines their global and Indian scenarios. The presentation classified disasters into natural and man-made categories and described different types within each. It discussed the phases of a disaster from pre-impact to post-impact and outlined challenges to disaster planning. Key principles of disaster management were presented, including the responsibilities of different government spheres and the focus on large-scale events. The phases of disaster management - preparedness, impact, response, rehabilitation and mitigation - were also summarized.
The document defines disasters as unexpected events that severely disrupt people's lives and communities. It discusses different types of natural and man-made disasters and defines disaster management as the coordinated process of planning for, responding to, and recovering from disasters through prevention, mitigation, capacity building, preparedness, response, assessment, and rehabilitation/reconstruction efforts. Additionally, it notes that many parts of India are vulnerable to disasters like earthquakes, droughts, floods, and cyclones and outlines the key phases of the disaster management cycle.
Community-based disaster management (CBDM) is an approach to building community capacity to assess vulnerabilities to hazards, develop strategies to prevent and mitigate impacts, and respond to and recover from disasters using local resources. Effective CBDM requires communities to be aware of risks, understand potential impacts, accept personal responsibility, and take action during warnings. It also requires partnerships between communities and outside organizations, community participation in all phases, empowerment of local people, and a sense of community ownership.
The document discusses disaster management and provides a case study on the Uttarakhand tragedy in India. It defines a disaster and outlines the different types. The disaster management process and emergency management approaches are described, including preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. The case study then examines the 2013 floods in Uttarakhand that were caused by cloud bursts during monsoon season, leaving thousands stranded or swept away. It concludes that the Indian government needs new ideas and technology to better prevent natural disasters and educate people on preparedness.
DISASTER MANAGEMENT- A presentation about some disasters and the ways of disaster mangement. It gives and idea abou what a disaster is, its types, causes and about the strategies of disaster management. facts about the national and international agencies involved in disaster management ae included.
1. Disaster management in India involves coordinating response to natural and man-made disasters through administrative decisions and operational skills across national, state, and district levels.
2. The key institutions involved in disaster management are the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs), and District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs), along with response forces like the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
3. Disaster management follows four phases - prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery - to minimize loss of life and property from disasters through early warning systems, emergency response, and rebuilding in a resilient manner.
A disaster is a natural or man-made hazard that causes substantial damage and destruction. Disasters disproportionately impact developing countries due to greater vulnerabilities and risks. Disaster management aims to reduce the impacts of disasters through preparedness, mitigation and response. It involves coordinating response efforts at all levels to provide emergency aid and meet basic needs in disaster-stricken areas. Effective disaster management relies on thorough emergency planning and response coordination among different organizations.
This document discusses disaster management and related topics. It covers the types of disasters, including man-made and natural disasters. It then explains the three phases of disaster management: mitigation, response, and recovery. Next, it discusses some international organizations involved in disaster relief, such as the Red Cross and United Nations. Finally, it provides examples of natural disasters common in India like earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, droughts, and cyclones, and strategies to reduce their impacts.
Disaster management involves dealing with and avoiding both natural and man-made disasters through preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts. It aims to reduce vulnerabilities and impacts through organized and sustained actions to analyze and manage hazards and the underlying risks. Key aspects of disaster management include preparedness before a disaster through activities like risk assessment, warning systems, and stockpiling resources; immediate response efforts during an event; and long-term rehabilitation and reconstruction work after an event to support regrowth. Effective disaster management requires coordination and planning across different levels of government, organizations, and communities.
This document discusses disaster management and response. It defines what constitutes a disaster and outlines the major types of disasters that occur in India. It describes the phases of disaster management as prediction, prevention, preparedness, rescue and relief, and rehabilitation. The document outlines the roles and responsibilities of various organizations involved in disaster response, including the National Disaster Management Authority, state and district authorities. It provides guidelines for developing disaster action plans at the district level and for hospitals to have internal and external disaster response plans to effectively manage a large influx of casualties from a disaster.
The document provides an introduction to disaster management. It discusses key concepts like hazard, vulnerability, risk, and disaster management cycle. It notes that while disasters have always occurred, their frequency and impact have increased dramatically in recent decades. The document outlines some of the deadliest global disasters from 1992-2001 and major disasters that have impacted India since 1970. It emphasizes that a disaster occurs when a hazard impacts a vulnerable population, exceeding their ability to cope. Understanding hazards, vulnerability, capacity, and their interaction is important for disaster management.
This document provides an overview of basic concepts and frameworks related to disaster management in India. It defines key terms like disaster, hazard, risk, and vulnerability. It outlines the disaster management cycle of preparedness, relief, mitigation, rehabilitation and reconstruction. It also describes the types of disasters India faces, the vulnerability of different regions, and the institutional framework for disaster management at national, state and district levels as established by the Disaster Management Act of 2005.
Natural disasters have been increasing in frequency and severity, resulting in greater loss of life and economic damage globally. While developing countries suffer most due to limited resources, disasters know no borders. Effective disaster management involves preventing disasters where possible, minimizing casualties during impact, and promoting reconstruction afterwards. Nurses play a key role by assessing community risks and resources, planning mitigation strategies, implementing response plans during disasters, and evaluating recovery efforts.
DRR basic concepts and terminologies of disaster risk reduction DRRrizwan81
The document defines key terms related to disaster management, including hazard, disaster, vulnerability, capacity, risk, elements at risk, response, relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction, development, mitigation, preparedness, and prevention. It explains disasters as serious disruptions exceeding a community's ability to cope that are caused by natural or man-made events. Various terms are also defined, such as vulnerability, capacity, risk, and elements at risk. The disaster management cycle is depicted as involving disaster response/relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction, development, prevention, mitigation, and preparedness. Key differences are also summarized, such as between recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction, and between disaster management and disaster risk management.
Disaster management involves preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters. A disaster is defined as any event that causes damage, loss of life, or deterioration of health beyond the capacity of local communities. Disaster nursing focuses on meeting physical and emotional needs resulting from disasters. Disasters can be natural or man-made, and affect communities in different ways depending on factors like speed of onset and duration. The phases of disaster management include preparedness, response, rehabilitation, and mitigation. Nurses play an important role in all phases through activities like community assessment, triage, disease surveillance, and psychological support.
1) A disaster is a natural or man-made hazard that causes substantial damage, loss of life, or environmental change. Tsunamis are a specific type of natural disaster caused by large displacements of water.
2) Tsunami waves can reach over 100 feet tall and travel at speeds up to 500-800 km/hr. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caused over 283,000 deaths across 11 countries.
3) Warning signs of an approaching tsunami include rapid sea level changes and strong earthquakes. Construction practices like building on high ground and using drainage systems can help reduce tsunami damage.
Disaster management involves preparedness, response, recovery, and prevention. Preparedness includes community education and warning systems. Response involves implementing disaster plans, medical assistance, and shelters after an event. Recovery supports reconstruction of infrastructure and emotional well-being. Prevention aims to reduce disasters through limiting habitation in risky areas and disaster-resistant buildings.
This document discusses disaster management in India, past, present, and future. It notes that India is vulnerable to various natural disasters like earthquakes, droughts, floods, and cyclones. It outlines key areas of concern in disaster management including funding priorities, preparedness, and coordination between agencies. It then discusses new directions being taken including the establishment of disaster management authorities at national, state, and district levels and the creation of disaster response and mitigation funds. Overall, it emphasizes the importance of preparedness and prevention over relief to build a culture of resilience.
This document discusses disaster management in India. It begins by outlining India's vulnerability to natural disasters and the large human and economic toll they often take. It then describes India's institutional and policy framework for disaster management, including the establishment of new authorities at the national, state, district, block and village levels to shift the focus from post-disaster response to also emphasize prevention, mitigation and preparedness. Key agencies coordinate response efforts, and funding mechanisms support relief activities.
2nd India Disaster Management Congress (IDMC) Proceeding, 2009Bijan Yavar
The document provides an overview of the Second India Disaster Management Congress held in New Delhi from 4-6 November 2009. It discusses the various thematic clusters and sessions at the congress, including topics like earthquakes, floods, cyclones, droughts, industrial disasters, and nuclear emergencies. Over 500 papers were received and 250 were selected for oral presentation. The document contains the full proceedings of the congress, including all presented papers and speeches.
The document discusses disaster management in India. It outlines some major disasters that have impacted India, including the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy and 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. It notes that over half of India's land is vulnerable to disasters like earthquakes, droughts and floods. The document also describes India's national and state-level disaster management authorities and structures, including nodal agencies for different disaster types. It emphasizes the importance of preparedness, mitigation, and community involvement in disaster risk reduction.
Health Sector Disaster Risk Management Strategic Plan 2014-2018 (5)Amb Steve Mbugua
The document presents Kenya's Health Sector Disaster Risk Management Strategic Plan for 2014-2018. It was developed by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with stakeholders to strengthen disaster preparedness and response in the health sector. The plan aims to address weaknesses identified in areas like leadership, coordination, policies and resources. It outlines strategic priorities such as enhancing prevention, preparedness and recovery efforts, improving risk monitoring, and strengthening research and resource mobilization. The 5-year plan will be implemented nationally and locally with the goal of building resilience in Kenya's health system.
The document discusses management of health and medical issues in disasters. It defines key terms like hazard, risk, vulnerability, and disaster. It outlines public health consequences of disasters like increased deaths and diseases. It discusses challenges faced in health emergency management like lack of resources, coordination and documentation. It provides guidance on water and sanitation, excreta disposal, solid waste management and key principles of disaster response.
The Guidelines on the Incident Response System (IRS) are issued by the
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) under Section 6 of the
DM Act, 2005 for effective, efficient and comprehensive management of
disasters in India. The vision is to minimize loss of life and property by
strengthening and standardising the disaster response mechanism in the
country.
Though India has been successfully managing disasters in the past,
there are still a number of shortcomings which need to be addressed. The
response today has to be far more comprehensive, effective, swift and well
planned based on a well conceived response mechanism.
Realisation of certain shortcomings in our response system and a desire
to address the critical gaps led the Government of India (GoI) to look at
the world’s best practices. The GoI found that the system evolved for firefighting
in California is very comprehensive and thus decided to adopt
Incident Command System (ICS).
In view of the provisions of the DM Act, 2005, NDMA felt that authoritative
Guidelines on the subject, with necessary modifications to suit the Indian
administrative setup, were essential. To meet this need, a core group of
experts was constituted and four regional consultation workshops were
conducted. It was ensured that representatives of the State Governments
and MHA participate and their views given due consideration. Training
Institutes like the LBSNAA, NIDM and various RTIs / ATIs along with National
core trainers also participated. The adaptation of ICS by other countries
was also examined. The draft prepared was again sent to all States, UTs and
their final comments were obtained and incorporated. A comprehensive set
of Guidelines has thus been prepared and is called the Incident Response
System (IRS)
This document provides an overview of disaster management. It defines disasters and emergencies, and classifies disasters into natural and man-made types. The key aspects of disaster management are described as response, preparedness, and mitigation. Response measures include search and rescue, evacuation, and relief efforts. Preparedness involves long-term planning to strengthen capacity to manage disasters. Mitigation aims to lessen disaster impacts through measures like improved infrastructure and land use planning. Effective disaster management requires coordination across communication, health, security and other sectors at the local, national, and international levels.
This document discusses the need for a clearly defined national disaster management policy in Pakistan. It outlines the main elements that should be included in such a policy, including defining the disaster threats, assessing available resources, and outlining organizational arrangements for prevention, preparedness, response, recovery and development. The process of policy definition should consider factors like the disaster threat, likely effects, resources, and how the policy interlocks with other national policies like development and environment protection. The document provides examples of Pakistan's hazards like earthquakes, floods, tsunamis and discusses the country's disaster context due to factors like climate, geography and vulnerability. It outlines Pakistan's pre-2005 and post-2005 disaster management systems and arrangements.
Disasters can be natural or human-made events that cause widespread damage and loss of life. Natural disasters include floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, and wildfires. Human-made disasters are caused by events like industrial accidents, transport accidents, and terrorism. When a disaster occurs, it is important to conduct search and rescue operations, provide first aid and medical treatment, and prevent disease outbreaks. The long-term goals are rehabilitation and rebuilding infrastructure to restore normal living conditions. Proper disaster management requires being prepared through risk assessment, planning response and recovery, and mitigating impacts.
This document provides information on disaster nursing and disaster response. It begins with definitions of "disaster" from various organizations and discusses the etymology and key features of disasters. It then discusses disaster classification systems including natural vs. man-made disasters and slow vs. sudden onset disasters. The document outlines the anatomy of a disaster including pre-impact, impact, and post-impact phases. It discusses mass casualty incident response and triage systems used to prioritize patient care. It provides goals and principles of disaster nursing as well as the roles and qualities of nurses during disasters. Overall, the document serves as an introductory module on disaster nursing concepts and response.
This document discusses different types of disasters including natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and tsunamis as well as man-made disasters such as industrial accidents, acts of terrorism, and nuclear accidents. It notes that natural disasters are unintentional while some man-made disasters like acts of terrorism can be intentional. Hybrid disasters combine natural elements with human acts, like a disease outbreak combined with bioterrorism. The document outlines the health impacts of different disasters and the important roles that nurses can play in disaster preparedness, response, and mitigation.
This document discusses disaster mitigation and preparedness. It defines what constitutes a disaster, noting that disasters overwhelm existing resources and cause casualties or damage. India is particularly vulnerable to both natural and man-made disasters due to its unique geography and climate. Disasters can be categorized as sudden onset like earthquakes or floods, slow onset like droughts or famines, or man-made like industrial accidents. Disasters progress through relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and mitigation phases for rapid onset events or early warning, emergency relief, and rehabilitation phases for slow onset events. Risk assessment is important for effective disaster management.
This document discusses disaster nursing and disaster management. It begins by defining disasters and describing common types of natural and human-induced disasters that occur in India. It then outlines the phases of a disaster - pre-impact, impact, and post-impact - and discusses disaster nursing principles, roles and responsibilities of nurses during disasters. The document also covers disaster triage, factors affecting disasters, health effects of disasters, and the nurse's major roles in disaster management including assessing needs, prioritizing responses, and coordinating aid efforts.
Disasters can be natural, man-made, or hybrid. They cause disruption and harm to communities. Disaster management involves preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters. Key aspects include defining disaster levels; triaging casualties into red, yellow, green, and black categories; and having disaster plans, committees, and rapid response teams in place at the community level. The nurse's role includes assessing disaster risks and threats, planning and practicing disaster response, and evaluating effectiveness. International agencies provide humanitarian assistance during disasters.
1. A disaster is defined as a serious disruption that exceeds a society's ability to cope using its own resources, and can be classified by speed of onset or cause as natural or man-made.
2. Key terms in disaster management include hazard, risk, and vulnerability. Causes of disasters include poverty, population growth, and environmental degradation.
3. Disasters can be meteorological, topographical, or technological in origin. The disaster management cycle includes preparedness, response, recovery, prevention, and mitigation. Victims are classified from primary to fifth level survivors.
The document discusses challenges facing nurses in disaster management. It identifies 6 main challenges based on a literature review using a scoping methodology: 1) Disaster nursing is a new specialty with few trained experts and opportunities for training. 2) Inadequate preparedness of pre-hospital care systems, hospitals, and nurses themselves. 3) Poor formal disaster education for nurses at undergraduate and graduate levels. 4) Lack of research and evidence-based practices in disaster nursing. 5) Ethical and legal issues in disaster response. 6) Unclear roles and responsibilities for nurses in disasters. The findings indicate barriers that must be addressed to improve disaster nursing.
This document summarizes a seminar on disaster nursing. It defines key terms like disaster, discusses different types of disasters and levels of disasters. It explains the phases of a disaster including pre-impact, impact and post-impact phases. It also discusses disaster management cycle including mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery and evaluation/development. Additionally, it covers disaster triage, roles of nursing in disaster management and challenges faced by nurses in disaster situations. The overall seminar aimed to help students understand concepts of disaster nursing and management of disasters.
This document provides an overview of disaster management concepts including definitions of disasters, phases of disaster management (mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery), types of disasters (natural and man-made), and effects of disasters. It discusses key disaster management concepts and outlines the course objectives and outcomes related to understanding environmental hazards, disasters, and emerging approaches to disaster management.
The document discusses disaster management and defines different types of disasters. It defines disaster management as the organization and management of resources to deal with humanitarian aspects of emergencies, including preparedness, response, and recovery. There are four main types of disasters discussed: natural disasters like floods and earthquakes, environmental emergencies like industrial accidents, complex emergencies involving conflict, and pandemic emergencies involving disease outbreaks. Local, national, and international organizations all have disaster management plans covering prevention, preparedness, relief, and recovery.
The concept of disasters, hazards and risks.pptxfloresbenjhonpph
The document discusses the concepts of disaster and disaster risk. It defines a disaster as a sudden event that causes harm to life and property, and provides examples of natural disasters like floods and typhoons that are common in the Philippines. The document also defines hazards as events with potential to cause harm, distinguishing between natural hazards outside of human control and human-induced hazards. Finally, it defines disaster risk as the potential losses from a hazard, which depends on a community's vulnerability and ability to manage risks. The overall goal is to explain these key concepts and increase understanding of disaster risks.
disasternursing for bsc nursing studentsPrakash554699
The document discusses emergency and disaster nursing. It defines disasters and their types, including natural disasters like floods, earthquakes, and cyclones, as well as human-induced disasters. It outlines the phases of a disaster - pre-impact, impact, and post-impact - and discusses a nurse's roles in disaster management, such as triage, search and rescue, relief efforts, and disease control. The document emphasizes rapid needs assessment and prioritization of life-saving measures in emergency response to disasters.
This dissertation submitted by Ashish Rawat for his M.Sc. 4th semester in 2015-16 at Govt. P.G. College Rishikesh focuses on disaster management. It includes an acknowledgment section thanking those who guided the work. The introduction defines key terms like disaster, hazard, vulnerability, risk. It discusses India's susceptibility to different natural hazards. The document then covers classification of disasters, characteristics of disasters, phases of disaster management and focuses on earthquake hazards with details on measurement, zones, management, and India's disaster profile.
1) The document provides an overview of disasters and disaster risk, defining key terms like hazard, disaster, vulnerability, and explaining how natural events become hazards and disasters.
2) It distinguishes between natural hazards like geological, hydrological, and biological hazards and gives examples of each.
3) It also discusses human-induced hazards caused by industrialization and conflicts, explaining that while natural events always occur, it is the exposure of vulnerable populations and infrastructure that turns a hazard into a disaster.
This document discusses different aspects of disaster management including types of disasters, disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. It defines disasters as serious disruptions caused by natural or man-made hazards that exceed local coping abilities. Disasters are classified as natural (geological, hydrological, climatological, meteorological, biological), man-made (environmental degradation, pollution, industrial/transport accidents), complex emergencies (food insecurity, epidemics, conflict), and pandemic emergencies (Ebola, Zika, influenza). The key aspects of disaster management are organizing resources to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters to lessen their impacts.
The document outlines the course contents for a disaster management course. It covers 5 units: 1) environmental hazards and disasters, defining key terms; 2) types of natural and man-made hazards and disasters; 3) endogenous hazards like volcanoes and earthquakes; 4) exogenous hazards like soil erosion; and 5) emerging approaches to disaster management like preparedness, emergency response, and rehabilitation. The course aims to help students understand different environmental hazards and disasters, and approaches to managing disasters.
The document outlines the course contents for a disaster management course. It covers 5 units: environmental hazards and disasters; types of natural and man-made hazards and disasters; endogenous hazards like volcanoes and earthquakes; exogenous hazards and disasters including soil erosion; and emerging approaches to disaster management like preparedness, emergency response, and post-disaster rehabilitation. The course aims to educate students on different environmental hazards, disasters, and disaster management strategies.
Disasters can be natural or man-made. Nurses play an important role in disaster management by meeting basic survival needs, preventing secondary disasters, empowering survivors, and respecting diversity. The disaster management process involves developing plans, identifying personnel and resources, and practicing drills. Hospitals must also have disaster plans to prepare staff and optimize resources. International agencies coordinate humanitarian assistance between countries during disasters.
This document discusses disaster management in India. It begins by defining disasters and describing India's vulnerability to various natural disasters like floods, droughts, cyclones, and earthquakes. It then explains key concepts in disaster management including the disaster cycle, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Specific challenges around public health in disasters are also summarized, like providing shelter, water and sanitation to displaced populations to prevent disease outbreaks. The document emphasizes the importance of community awareness and capacity building for effective disaster response.
Health education, information and communicationwrigveda
This document discusses health education, information, and communication. It provides definitions of health and health education, and describes the objectives and goals of health education programs. These include informing people, motivating behavior change, and guiding people into healthy actions. The document also discusses the communication process, different types of communication, and barriers to effective communication. It explains the roles of information, education, and communication in health programs and disease prevention. Overall, the document outlines the key concepts and approaches used in health education and communication efforts.
Introduction to epidemiology and it's measurementswrigveda
Epidemiology is defined as the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations. It has three main components - distribution, determinants, and frequency. Measurement of disease frequency involves quantifying disease occurrence and is a prerequisite for epidemiological investigation. Rates, ratios, and proportions are key tools used to measure disease frequency and distribution. Incidence rates measure new cases over time while prevalence rates measure existing cases. These measurements are essential for describing disease patterns, formulating hypotheses, and evaluating prevention programs.
This document provides an overview of vital statistics and demography. It defines vital statistics as data dealing with human mortality, morbidity and demography. Key sources of population data are identified as censuses, registration of vital events, sample registration surveys, and institutional records. Details are given on census taking methods, uses of censuses, census in Nepal, information collected in censuses, and measurement of population, mortality, fertility, and other demographic indicators.
Prevention and control of diseases for third year mbbs studentswrigveda
The document discusses principles of communicable disease prevention and control. It outlines the goals of medicine as promoting, preserving, and restoring health. It describes levels of prevention as primordial, primary, secondary, and tertiary. Modes of intervention include health promotion, specific protection, early diagnosis and treatment, disability limitation, and rehabilitation. Control of disease aims to identify weak points in transmission chains and involves community participation and intersectoral coordination.
Deviance and crime social construction, labeling, power and functionwrigveda
This document discusses deviance and crime from a social constructionist perspective. It defines deviance as any action that violates widely accepted social norms and notes that what is considered deviant can vary between cultures, time periods, and social groups. Deviance is created through social definitions and labeling rather than inherent to behaviors themselves. Power dynamics influence which groups are more likely to label and define behaviors of other groups as deviant. Social control mechanisms aim to regulate behavior and enforce norms.
Fertility preferences,contraceptive uses and knowledge among married reproduc...wrigveda
1) The document summarizes a study on fertility preferences, contraceptive use, and family planning knowledge among married women in Belhara Village Development Committee, Dhankuta district, Nepal.
2) The study found that while 91.7% of married women had knowledge of family planning methods, only 60.14% were currently using contraception. The most common reason for non-use was side effects.
3) Depo injection was the most preferred method of family planning. While most women consulted with their husbands about family planning, fewer consulted with healthcare professionals.
Alcohol a social problem by dr. rajan bikram rayamajhi for medical studentswrigveda
This document discusses alcohol and smoking as social problems. It notes that alcohol abuse is associated with negative health, social, and economic consequences. Alcohol abuse is influenced by easy accessibility, perceptions of social norms, and cultural factors. Binge drinking and chronic drinking are defined. Smoking rates are also provided for Nepal. Smoking is linked to increased health risks and addiction. Both alcohol abuse and smoking are influenced by familial and social connections. They also result in significant societal and economic costs. Prevention strategies discussed include increased taxation, advertising regulation, brief interventions, and education.
Slides on health and disease by dr. rajan bikram rayamajhiwrigveda
This document discusses changing concepts of health and disease. It begins by covering the biomedical concept which views the body as a machine that can break down from germs. It then discusses the ecological concept which sees health as a dynamic equilibrium between humans and their environment. Finally, it discusses the psychosocial concept which recognizes social, psychological, cultural, economic and political factors as influences on health. The document provides definitions of health from various organizations and explores dimensions of health including physical, mental, social, spiritual and emotional. It also examines determinants of health, concepts of disease causation, and the natural history of disease.
Nutritional assessment by Dr. Rajan Bikram Rayamajhiwrigveda
This document discusses various methods for nutritional assessment, including anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, dietary, functional, and anthropometric assessments. It provides details on each method, including what they measure and their advantages and limitations. The key methods covered are anthropometry (measuring height, weight, skin folds), biochemical tests of nutrients, clinical exams for signs of deficiencies, dietary assessments like 24-hour recalls, and functional tests of physiological processes impacted by nutrition.
Nutritional assessment by Dr. Rajan Bikram Rayamajhi
Disaster management
1. DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Dr. Rajan Bikram Rayamajhi
Junior Resident
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
Dharan, Nepal
2012
2. Contents
• Introduction
• Disaster Types
• Victims and Survivors
• Second Disaster
• Disaster Management Cycle
• Disaster syndrome
• Nuclear Disaster
• Floods
• Earthquake
• Law/Acts in Nepal
• Data on disasters in Nepal
• Activities in Nepal
• Few recent advances
3. International Day for Disaster Reduction is celebrated
every year on October 13
Making Children and Young People partners for Disaster Risk
Reduction
( 2011Theme)
4. The word disaster is derived from Middle French désastre and
that from Old Italiano disastro, which in turn comes from
the Greek Pejorative prefix δυσ-, (dus-) "bad" + ἀστήρ (aster),
"star".
The root of the word disaster ("bad star" in Greek) comes from
an astrological theme in which the ancients used to refer to the
destruction or deconstruction of a star as a disaster
5. INTRODUCTION:
A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society
causing widespread human, material, economic or environmental
losses which exceed the ability of the affected community or society
to cope using its own resources .
Disasters are not totally discrete events. Their possibility of
occurrence, time, place and severity of the strike can be reasonably
and in some cases accurately predicted by technological and
scientific advances.
It has been established there is a definite pattern in their occurrences
and hence we can to some extent reduce the impact of damage
though we cannot reduce the extent of damage itself.
6. Disaster management usually refers to the management of natural
catastrophes such as fire, flooding, or earthquakes.
Related techniques include crisis management, contingency
management and risk management.
Disaster/emergency management is the discipline of dealing with and
avoiding risks.
It also involves preparing for a disaster before it happens, disaster
response (e.g. emergency evacuation, quarantine, mass
decontamination, etc.)as well as supporting, and rebuilding society
after natural or human-made disasters have occurred.
7. Effective emergency management relies on thorough
integration of emergency plans at all levels of government and
non-government involvement.
Activities at each level (individual, group, community) affect
the other levels.
It is common to place the responsibility for governmental
emergency management with the institutions for civil defense
or within the conventional structure of the emergency services
8. Emergency Management which has replaced Civil defense, can
be seen as a more general intent to protect the civilian
population in times of peace as well as in times of war.
Civil Protection is widely used within the European Union and
refers to government approved systems and resources whose
task is to protect the civilian population, primarily in the event
of natural and human-made disasters.
9. Crisis Management is the term widely used in EU countries
and it emphasizes the political and security dimension rather
than measures to satisfy the immediate needs of the civilian
population.
Disaster risk reduction An academic trend is towards using the
term is growing, particularly for emergency management in a
development management context. This focuses on the
mitigation and preparedness aspects of the emergency cycle
10. TYPES OF DISASTERS:
Natural Disasters.
Man-made Disasters.
Natural Disasters
A. Natural Phenomena beneath Earth‟s Surface:
Earth Quake
Tsunamis
Volcanic Eruptions
B. Natural Phenomena at Earth‟s Surface:
Land Slides
Avalanches
11. C. Natural Phenomena above Earth‟s Surface:
Metrological (Hydrological) Phenomena:
Windstorms ( Cyclone, Typhoon, Hurricane)
Tornadoes
Hailstorms or Snow Storms
Sea surges
Floods
Droughts
Biological Phenomena
Epidemics of disease
Locust swarms ( group of insects/bees)
12. Man Made Disasters
Caused by Warfare
Conventional
Nuclear
Biological
Chemical
Caused by accidents
Vehicular-air crafts, train, ship, four/two wheelers
Drowning
Collapse of building
Explosions
Fires
Biological
Chemicals including Poisoning
13. HURRICANE
The primary health hazard from hurricanes or cyclones
lies in the risk of drowning from the storm surge
associated with the landfall of the storm. Most deaths
associated with hurricanes are drowning deaths.
Secondarily, a hazard exists for injuries from flying
debris due to the high speed of winds.
Health prof. can be instrumental in providing direct
emergency care to drowning and head injuries.
14. TORNADOES
The primary hazard from a health perspective in a tornado
is the risk for injuries from flying debris. The high winds
and circular nature of a tornado leads to the elevation and
transport of anything that is not fastened down.
Most victims of tornadoes are affected by head and chest
trauma due to being struck by debris or from a structural
collapse.
Some individuals are injured while on the ground. Others
are lifted into the air by the tornado and dropped at another
location.
15. FLOOD
Floods may originate very quickly following a quick rain
storm, or they may develop over a short period following an
extended period of rain or quick snow melt.
The primary hazard from flooding is drowning.
Longer term health concerns from flooding is the damage of
infrastructure followed by development of disease from
contaminated water and lack of hygiene.
16. EARTHQUAKE
A significant global concern.
The primary health concern:
Injuries arising from structural collapse
Most injuries occur amongst individuals trapped at the
time of the earthquake
Well known prevention strategy is to prevent buildings from
collapsing.
There is a recognized need to develop better rescue strategies
for retrieving individuals from collapsed buildings
17. EXAMPLES
MAY-JULY, 1999 INDO PAKISTAN WAR.
SEP 11, 2001: WORLD TRADE CENTER
DESTROYED, USA.
DEC 26, 2004: INDIAN OCEAN EARTHQUAKE AND
TSUNAMI, MAG. 9.3,KILLED-2,80,000.
AUG 29,2005: HURRICANE KATRINA IN NEW
ORLEANS.
JAN 12, 2010: EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI-KILLED
3,10,000, MAG. 7.0
18.
19.
20. VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS
Almost everyone in the population is affected by a disaster. No one is
untouched by it.
Those who suffer damage are called victims. The victims may die or live.
Those who manage to live are called survivors. These survivors can be
classified as:
Primary survivor – One who is exposed to the disaster first-hand and
then survives. They are called ‘survivor victims’.
Secondary survivor – One who grieves the loss of primary victims.
Example, a mother who lost her child, or a man who lost his friend.
21. Third level survivor – The rescue and relief personnel. These
people are also affected due to the disaster as they are at the
site of disaster and undergo almost the same mental trauma as
the other victims.
Fourth level survivor – Reporters, Government
personnel, traders, etc.
Fifth level survivor – People who read about or see the event
in media reports.
24. Disaster phase – The phase during which the event of the disaster
takes place. This phase is characterized by profound damage to the
human society. This damage / loss may be that of human life, loss of
property, loss of environment, loss of health or anything else.
In this phase, the population is taken by profound shock.
25. Response phase – This is the period that immediately follows
the occurrence of the disaster. In a way, all individuals respond
to the disaster, but in their own ways.
The ambulances and medical personnel arrive, remove the
injured for transportation to medical camps or hospitals and
provide first aid and life support. The public also take part in
relief work.
One can even find injured victims help other injured ones.
Almost everyone is willing to help.
The needs of the population during this phase are immediate
medical help, food, clothing and shelter
26. Recovery phase
When the immediate needs of the population are met, when all medical
help has arrived and people have settled from the hustle – bustle of the
event, they begin to enter the next phase, the recovery phase which is the
most significant, in terms of long term outcome.
It is during this time that the victims actually realize the impact of
disaster. It is now that they perceive the meaning of the loss that they
have suffered.
27. During this phase, they need resources and facilities so as to
enable them to return back to their own homes, pursue their
occupation, so that they can sustain their life on their own, as
the help from the government and other non governmental
organizations is bound to taper in due course.
Thus, they are provided with a whole new
environment, adequate enough to pursue a normal or at least
near normal life. This is called Rehabilitation.
28. Risk reduction phase
During this phase, the population has returned to pre disaster standards
of living. But, they recognize the need for certain measures which may
be needed to reduce the extent or impact of damage during the next
similar disaster.
This process of making the impact less severe is called Mitigation.
29. Preparedness phase – This phase involves the development
of awareness among the population on the general aspects of
disaster and on how to behave in the face of a future disaster.
This includes education on warning signs of disasters, methods
of safe and successful evacuation and first aid measures.
30. THE SECOND DISASTER
The actual disaster results in a lot of damage to the population in terms of
loss of life and property-„first disaster’.
The impact of the first disaster sends another wave of damage triggered
by chain of events relating to the first disaster by means of cause-and-
effect, resulting in indirect damage to people remote from the original
disaster.
This can be called the ‘second disaster’.
31. Tsunami had caused loss in terms of life, damage to houses, etc.
This is the first disaster.
The losses suffered by these industries results in lower wages and
salaries to those involved in the fishing business.
These people cannot repay their loans, resulting in losses to
money lenders, and so on.
Such events can also result in higher incidences of heart
attacks, strokes, suicides and homicides.
This is called „second disaster‟ and can be in greater magnitude
than the ‘first disaster’. Proper rehabilitation and care of the
victims of first disaster can break the chain of events leading to
the second disaster.
32. PATTERNS OF MORTALITYAND INJURY
Disaster events that involve water are the most
significant in terms of mortality.
Floods, storm surges, and tsunamis all have a higher
proportion of deaths relative to injuries.
Earthquakes and events associated with high winds tend
to exhibit more injuries than deaths.
The risk of injury and death is much higher in
developing countries – at least 10 times higher because
of little preparedness, poorer infrastructure.
33. DISPLACEMENT OF VICTIMS
Mass Shelters
Shelter management:
• Organized team (chain)
• Sleeping area and necessities
• Water and food handling
• Sanitation (toilets, showers)
• Special care to children and elderly
• Health services (physical, mental)
34. DISASTER AND HEALTH
In a major disaster water treatment plant, storage & pumping
facilities, & distribution lines could be damaged, interrupted or
contaminated.
Communicable diseases outbreak due to:
– Changes affecting vector populations (increase vector).
– Flooded sewer systems .
– The destruction of the health care infrastructure and
– The interruption of normal health services geared towards
communicable diseases.
35. Injuries from the event
Environmental exposure after the event (no shelter)
Malnutrition after the event (feeding the population
affected)
Excess Communicable Disease mortality following a
disaster
Mental health (disaster syndrome)
36. INCUBATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Incubation periods of illnesses in returned travelers
(Adapted from CDC Health Information for International Travel 2010)
Incubation Period Etiologies
< 2 weeks Malaria, dengue, typhoid, acute HIV, hepatitis C, hepatitis E,
acute diarrheal syndromes (E.coli, Campylobacter sp.,
salmonellosis, shigellosis), influenza enteroviruses, bacterial
and viral pneumonias, sinusitis, measles, mumps, rubella,
varicella, bacterial or viral meningitis, leptospirosis, anthrax,
arbovirus encephalitis
2 – 6 weeks Malaria, typhoid, tuberculosis, hepatitis A, hepatitis B,
hepatitis C, hepatitis E, acute HIV, amebic liver abscess,
leptospirosis, arbovirus, encephalitis
> 6 weeks Malaria, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis E,
HIV, filariasis, amebic liver abscess, rabies
37. DISASTER SYNDROME
This is an observed disorder that can be identified in disaster victims. As
a matter of fact, about 75% of the population of the population is
affected, immediately following the disaster (Duffy, 1998).
By the 10th week, there is a significant drop, and by the end of the first
year, it drops to about 30 – 40% of the disaster affected population. It is
also observed, that there is a 17% higher occurrence of long-term
sequelae in the disaster affected population, as compared to other control
populations (Roubonis, 1991).
38. The observation by Duffy of the widespread occurrence of
symptoms following a disaster (75%) implicates that they are a
normal reaction to an abnormal event .
The ensuing drop in the prevalence of symptoms in the following
year shows that they are resolving „on the own‟.
The rest who suffer continual symptoms may be the victims of a
failure of resolution of the normal reaction.
The logical deduction from the observations of Duffy and
Roubonis implicates that facilitation of the resolution can bring
about lower psychiatric morbidity in the disaster affected
population.
39. MENTAL WELLNESS
In any major disaster, people want to know where their
loved ones are, nurses can assist in making links.
In case of loss, people need to mourn:
Give them space
Find family friends or local healers to encourage
and support them
Most are back to normal within 2 weeks
About1% to 3%, may need additional help
40. Little attention is paid to the children.
Listen attentively to children without denying their
feelings.
Give easy-to-understand answers to their questions.
In the shelter, create an environment in which children
can feel safe and secure (e.g. play area).
41. NUCLEAR DISASTER
The problem with accidents/leaks with nuclear installation is that
radioactive material might get discharged into the environment. This
radioactive material could then enter human bodies.
The primary ways for these radioactive materials to enter human-bodies
are:
through breathing of contaminated air
through eating of contaminated food (including livestock animals –
which might have inhaled/eaten contaminated air/food) – including
milk from a cow which has grazed on contaminated grass!!
through drinking of contaminated water
through pores of skin etc. – which might be in contact with
contaminated air or water. This is very small enough to be considered as
negligible.
42. First of all, stay indoors (unless, specifically asked to
evacuate). By staying indoors, you are trying to reduce the
level of your exposure to radio-active material.
Similarly, bring your pets and livestock indoors/their stalls.
Prepare for possible evacuation.
Arrange for iodine tablets.
Do Not consume freshly harvested food products – because, it
might have been contaminated.
Do not use water which was outside, as it might have been
contaminated.
43. Unless you are competent and authorized to be working on the disaster
relief/mitigation, do not drive/venture into the zone having risks. First of
all, by entering into this area, you could be endangering
yourself, and, secondly, you could be hampering other efforts which
could include: movement of rescue vehicles, disaster response
teams, and, maybe possible evacuation. Remember, a nuclear accident is
not a show-item, that you have to watch. Stay away.
Care should be taken that you should be able to continue to receive
further information that might be provided by the disaster management
team.
44. While staying indoors, try to stay in closed rooms – away from
doors and windows, in basements etc. All mechanisms of air-
circulation should be turned off. Once again, the idea is to
avoid contamination from radioactive material, which is there
in the atmosphere and air. For this purpose, when you build
your house, it should be so constructed, such that all openings
should be totally coverable – to prevent the entry of
contaminated air into your house. The material chosen for
building should also be such that it can effectively screen
contaminated material, e.g. timber is very poor in its ability to
screen radiation. So, timber houses would be very risky – in
terms of contamination.
45. One of the most active action that one can take is: take Iodine
tables. Iodine tables actually saturate the thyroid glands, and
thus, they prevent radio-active iodine (released due to the
accident) from getting accumulated into the thyroid gland.
Considering that, you might not want to get outdoors – during
a disaster, to collect iodine tablets – it might be prudent to
have a supply of such tablets, if you are staying in an
area, which has a risk of seeing nuclear accident. It should be
understood that ability to have uncontaminated proper food is
more effective than having iodine. So, if uncontaminated food
can be consumed, that should be given the first preference.
46. Iodine tablets also have severe side-effects. Hence, an
overdose of iodine tables is not advisable. In general, older
people should avoid iodine tables. The side-effects on them
could be more harmful than the advantages that it might
provide. Similarly, children and pregnant women should take a
lower dosage.
47. If evacuation is to be involved, it should be done before the formation
of the radioactive clouds. However, there is only so much that one
can do in his/her individual capacity – in the sense that we would
need to depend on the disaster management authority to advise as to
when should we start evacuating.
However, when evacuating, try to do so in an orderly manner, without
clogging the roads etc. Once again, try to stay tuned to sources of
traffic information, so that you can use the least congested routes to
evacuate.
If you are not contaminated, you should NOT crowd the emergency
centers and/or hospitals. As it is, dealing with nuclear radiation needs
specialized knowledge, and, you don‟t want to overburden the
system, which would be already too stretched in case of a nuclear
incident.
48. As soon as you are out of the effected area, or, are entering a non-
contaminated area, you should:
– Discard your contaminated clothing (so that the virgin area does
not get further contaminated)
– Wash those areas of your body, which were exposed, e.g. hands,
face etc. If needed, take a bath. Needless to say, this step needs
to be done using uncontaminated water. Imagine, you are just
entering your house – from outside. Since the water stored in
overhead tanks could also be contaminated, there is only a
limited supply of decontaminated water.
Hence, you should use your judgment, as to whether to take a
whole-body wash, or, just washing the uncovered areas of your
body.
49. Dosage of Iodine (WHO recommendation)
Check your local centers for exact recommendation suitable for your locality
Adults - older than 12 years: 1 tablet per day.
Children aged 3 to 12 years: ½ tablet per day.
Infants aged 1 month to 3 years: ¼ tablet per day.
Neonates up to one month: one dose 1/8 tablet.
Pregnant and breast-feeding women: two doses of 1 tablet each.
Older people should not be given iodine tablets. They risk much more severe
side-effects, mostly due to hyperthyroidism – specially, if they have been staying
in thyroid deficient regions.
For pregnant women, this dosage offers protection to her as well as her unborn
child. However, after the birth of this child, the intake of iodine tables should be
informed to the doctor, so that the doctor can pay special attention to the child‟s
thyroid. For breast-feeding women, their breast-milk contains some amount of
iodine. However, this amount might not be sufficient for the breast-fed child.
Hence, the child should be given his/her own dosage.
Tablet means: 100 mg iodine tablet, or, 130 mg potassium iodide
50. EARTHQUAKE
DUCK and COVER during the event.
Instructions for evacuating buildings after the shaking has
ceased
a list of safe sites where people living in areas threatened
by landslides during secondary tremors could be relocated
means of caring for young, elderly, sick, or infirm people
procedures for the safe shutdown of any machinery or
processes
procedures for extinguishing any potential fire sources and
making hazardous situations safer
51. a protocol for checking personnel and accounting for any
missing persons
a plan for dispensing first aid and dealing with distressed
people
procedures for checking and reporting damage
damage limitation measures
procedures for informing the workforce of whether and
when it is safe to return to work or go home
There never are enough rescuers or medical providers in major
disasters, communities vulnerable to earthquakes should establish ongoing
programs to teach the public what to do when an earthquake occurs, such
as first aid education, basic rescue training, fire drills. Simulation
exercises can be carried out jointly by volunteer groups, local fire
brigades, and hospitals. This training also might help to improve
bystanders' responses during everyday emergencies.
52. FLOOD
Coastal floods: Caused by severe sea storms, or as a result
of another hazard (e.g. tsunami or hurricane)
Catastrophic floods: Caused by a significant and unexpected
event e.g. dam breakage, or as a result of another hazard(e.g
earthquake or volcanic eruption)
Muddy floods: it is generated by run off on crop land.
53. The damage due to flood may vary with respect to the magnitude of the
flood.
Thus we can classify the effects as:
Primary effects:
Physical damage can range anywhere from
bridges, cars, buildings, sewer systems, roadways, canals and any
other type of structure.
Casualties: People and livestock die due to drowning. It can also lead
to epidemics and diseases.
54. Secondary effects:
Water supplies, contamination of water,Clean drinking water
becomes scarce.
Diseases: Unhygienic conditions & spread of water borne
diseases.
Crops and food supplies: Shortage of food crops can be caused
due to loss of entire harvest.
Tertiary/long-term effects:
Economic: rebuilding costs, food shortage leading to price
increase , temporary decline in tourism etc.
55. NEPAL
Nepal is a landlocked country lying between India and China-
147,181 km2. Divided into 3 ecological regions: „Terai‟ in the
south, the „Hills‟ in the middle and „Mountains‟ in the north.
The Terai region is low-lying and highly prone to hydrological
disasters and similarly the hills and mountain areas are highly
vulnerable to landslides and earthquakes.
From geographic perspective Nepal is located in the middle portion
of the Hindu-Kush Himalayan Region. Nepal displays extreme
variations in natural environment ranging from tropical plain to
alpine heights with decreasing elevations from north to south.
It has a unique altitudinal variation from 60 meters from mean sea
level at Jhapa in the south to 8,848 meters at Mt. Everest in the north
– big variation within a short horizontal distance of only 90 to 120
km
56. The Himalaya is the most active and fragile mountain range in
the world as is still rising and its rocks are under constant
stress as the northward –moving Indian Plate pushes against
the more stable Tibetan block. This pressure forces the
Himalaya to rise and move horizontally southward along
major thrusts. The active nature of the range is also manifested
by frequent earthquakes.
Triggering factors such as rainfall and earthquakes make the
mountains highly vulnerable to landslides.
57. There are more than 6,000 rivers and streams in Nepal. Each
year, flood causes immense damage to agricultural land, crops,
human settlements and other physical properties.
According to a report from (ICIMOD), glacier lakes in the
mountains are becoming very large due to melting of glaciers.
There are more than 20 potentially dangerous lakes in Nepal
that can affect tens of thousands of people severely in the
mountains and down-stream areas.
58. Not only socio-economic factors but also the
geological, topographical and climatic conditions
expose Nepal to multiple hazards, most prominently
earthquakes, floods, landslides, fires, thunderbolts, windstorms
, hailstorm and avalanches.
According to official disaster statistics, out of the total number
of affected families floods & landslides and windstorms &
hailstorms have affected most followed by fires and
epidemics.
59. LAW/ACTS IN NEPAL
The legal framework for disaster management has a long
history in Nepal with the Natural Calamity (Relief) Act 2039
promulgated in 1982. This Act allocated the responsibility for
preparing and responding to disasters in Nepal to the
Government.
The Act, for the first time in history of Nepal, provided for a
disaster management administrative structure in the country.
National Action Plan on Disaster Management 2005 was
presented at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction held
in Kobe, Japan from 18-22 January, 2005
60. Nepal is fortunate to have started two very important initiatives
recently, namely a) formulation of the National Policy for
Disaster risk Management and, b) preparation of a new
legislation for Disaster risk Management to replace the existing
Natural Calamity (Relief) Act, 1982.
Both these initiatives are focused on internalizing the shift from a
response-based national system to emphasizing the disaster risk
reduction and effective preparedness approach.
It is hoped that this National Strategy on DRM will be able to
guide the review process for ensuring the required level of
consensus among the three policy documents.
61. At the central level, it constituted the Central Disaster Relief Committee
(CDRC) with the Minister of Home Affairs as the Chair.
The apex body for disaster management comprises the Secretaries of the
ministries of
Finance Defense
Local Development Physical Planning and Works
Health and Population Agriculture and Cooperatives
Education and Sports Environment, Science and Technology
Land Reform and Management Industry Commerce and Supplies
Foreign Affairs Water Resources
Information and Communication Forest and Soil Conservation
Women, Children and Social Welfare
and
Representatives from
Nepal Army Nepal Police
Nepal armed Police Nepal Red Cross Society
Nepal Scout Social Welfare Council
Department of Mines and Geology Department of Water-Induced Disasters
Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.
62. Following a disaster, the CDRC meets and when necessary to
address the needs of the affected population and on matters
related to all sectors (e.g. food, health, shelter, water &
Sanitation, etc.). Because of the devastating effects of the
annually recurrent floods, CDRC has been meeting regularly at
least twice a year - before the floods to take stock of the flood
preparedness status and to augment it, and immediately after to
evaluate the response.
63. The Natural Calamity (Relief) Act, 1982 provides for the
establishment of regional committee as and when required.
During the 1988 earthquake affecting eastern Nepal and the 1993
floods in south-central Nepal.
Regional Service Centre was established respectively at
Biratnagar and Simara that provided relief coordination
demonstrating the usefulness of setting up regional committees to
coordinate relief activities related to more than one district.
However, these centers were closed after the emergency
operations were over.
CDRC IN REGIONAL LEVEL
64. CDRC IN DISTRICT LEVEL
District Disaster Relief Committee (DDRC) is a permanent outfit at
the district level to coordinate relief and preparedness.
DDRC is chaired by the Chief District Officer who is the main
administrative functionary to maintain law and order at the district
level.
Other members to DDRC are the representatives of the district level
offices of the various public sector agencies such as district water
supply office, district education office and district health office.
The Local development Officer– the district level officer of the
Ministry of Local development, who coordinates development works
with the elected bodies at the district level, is the member-secretary of
DDRC.
65. NATURAL DISASTERS IN NEPAL
FROM 1980-2010
No. of events 78
No. of people killed 11,112
Average killed per year 358
No. of people affected 51,65,810
Average affected per year 1,66,639
Economic damage (US $ x 1000) 13,51,229
Economic damage (US $ x 1000) 43,588
68. DesInventar is a disaster inventory software produced by the National
Society for earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) with financial support
from United.
The UNDP and UN/OCHA jointly assisted the preparation of District
Disaster Management Action Plan for Chitwan district.
It is a pilot project and Chitwan district was especially chosen because of
its vulnerability to natural disasters such as earthquake and flood.
UNDP Nepal to establish a systematic data inventory of natural disaster
events in Nepal. It is expected to serve as a tool for disaster risk mitigation
strategy for the country.
It is designed to deploy at very short notice (12-24 hours) to the field
anywhere in the world. It also aims at strengthening national and regional
disaster response capacity.
ACTIVITIES IN NEPAL
71. Recently Imaging instruments like ASTER, MODIS and MISR
are used by NASA's Terra space platform, each offer a unique
view of disaster zone.
Together, these views produce complementary multispectral and
multiangular sets of data valuable for evaluating damage and
planning for reconstruction.
Picture taken from ASTER which shows the flood in Honduras
72. ASTER: The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection
Radiometer (ASTER) is an imaging instrument onboard Terra, the
flagship satellite of NASA's Earth Observing System .
It is a cooperative effort between NASA, Japan's Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Japan Space Systems .
ASTER data is used to create detailed maps of land surface
temperature, reflectance, and elevation.
The coordinated system of EOS satellites, including Terra, is a major
component of NASA's Science Mission Directorate and the .
The goal of NASA Earth Science is to develop a scientific
understanding of the Earth as an integrated system, its response to
change, and to better predict variability and trends in climate, weather,
and natural hazards.
73. MODIS or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer is
a key instrument aboard the Terra (EOS AM) and Aqua (EOS
AM) satellites.
These data will improve our understanding of global dynamics
and processes occurring on the land, in the oceans, and in the
lower atmosphere.
MODIS is playing a vital role in the development of validated,
global, interactive Earth system models able to predict global
change accurately enough to assist policy makers in making
sound decisions concerning the protection of our environment.
74. REFERENCES:
1. Disasters and Mental Health ; Appendix – Statement by the World Psychiatric
Association on Mental Health Implications of Disasters (approved by
General Assembly on August 26, 2002)– Juan J, George C, Mario M,
Norman S, Ahmed O – World Psychiatric Association .
2. An Integrated Approach to Disaster Management
www.icm.tn.gov.in/article/disaster.html
3. BNET Business Dictionary www.dictionary.bnet.com/definition/ Disaster+
Management .html.
4. www. who.int
5. K. Park - 21st edition-Preventive and Social Medicine.
6. Community medicine with recent advances-2nd edition-AH Suryakantha.
7. NASA www.nasa.gov
8. UNDP www. undp.org.np
9. www.ncdm.org.np
10.www.dpnetnepal.tripod.com/id12.html
11.ICIMOD www.icimod.org
75. 12.Global disaster and coordination system www.gdacs.org
13. United Nation. www.un-spider.org
14. Disaster Roundtable. www.dels.nas.edu/drww/
15. B. Wisner, P. Blaikie, T. Cannon, and I. Davis (2004). At Risk - Natural
hazards, people's vulnerability and disasters. Wiltshire: Routledge.
16. Luis Flores Ballesteros. "Who‟s getting the worst of natural disasters?" 54
Pesos May. 2010:54 Pesos 04 Oct 2008.
17. Quarantelli E.L. (1998). Where We Have Been and Where We Might Go. In:
Quarantelli E.L. (ed). What Is A Disaster? London: Routledge. pp146-159
18. World Bank: Disaster Risk Management.
19. Uscher-Pines, L. (2009). “Health effects of Relocation following disasters: a
systematic review of literature”. Disasters. Vol. 33 (1): 1-22.
76. 20.Scheper-Hughes, N. (2005). “Katrina: the disaster and its doubles”.
Anthropology Today. Vol. 21 (6).
21.Phillips, B. D. (2005). “Disaster as a Discipline: The Status of Emergency
Management Education in the US”. International Journal of Mass-
Emergencies and Disasters. Vol. 23 (1): 111-140.
22.Mileti, D. and Fitzpatrick, C. (1992). “The causal sequence of Risk
communication in the Parkfield Earthquake Prediction experiment”.
Knowing the patterns of mortality and injuries associated with particular disasters can be most beneficial when providing training. This can result in effective preparedness and ensure better outcomes. It is important to bring this to the attention of nurses in developing counties especially that their countries at higher risk for disasters and causalities.
Infection control is an important strategy in eliminating infectious diseases (e.g. cholera, etc.). Nurses receive training in infection control during their undergraduate or as part of continuing education. Public education about preventive strategies in times where water is contaminated can be a determinant factor in eliminating any epidemic.
Disasters consequences range between short and long-term. Effective assessment can establish the base for appropriate actions. This can serve well in lessening the burden of disaster and enhancement of coping. Nursing education acknowledges mental wellness by itself an outcome , however, it is also looked as the key for physical well being.
Everyone has a role identity in family and community; when they lose everything and are then taken care of with emergency assistance, they may be turned intopassive receivers and lose that role identity. We can help themrecover their sense of purpose and worth along with helping themexpress and process the loses.
College of nursing, university of Hyogo: http://www.coe-cnas.jp/english/index.html
Captures pictures in 36 wavelengths.adjusted in terra satellite of nasa.