DISASTER CLASSIFICATION MANAGEMENT FLOODS EARTH QUAKES

1. SRAVANI.K
2011 batch

3. Disaster
Types
Disaster management
disaster response
disaster preparedness
disaster mitigation
Triage
Preventive measures of
various disasters effects

4. DISASTER
“ ANY OCCURENCE THAT CAUSES
• DAMAGE ,
• ECOLOGICAL DISRUPTION ,
• LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE OR
• DETERIORATION OF HEALTH AND
• HEALTH SERVICES ON A SCALE SUFFICIENT
TO WARRANT AN EXTRAORDINARY
RESPONSE FROM OUTSIDE THE AFFECTED
COMMUNITY OR AREA “

5. NEED OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND
PLANNING …….??
• TO LOOK AHEAD AND
• PLAN FOR DISASTER
• PREPARDNESS AND
• PLANNING
• TO ENSURE THAT
• PERIODIC SHOCKS TO
• DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
• ARE MINIMISED

6. DISASTER
NATURAL
MAJOR
MINOR
MANMADE
MAJOR
MINOR

7. NATURAL DISASTERS
• A NATURAL DISASTER IS UNFORESEEN,
SEVERE , IMMEDIATE.

8. NATURAL DISASTERS….
• NATURAL DISASTERS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF
LIFE , PROPERTY DAMAGE , ECOLOGICAL
DAMAGE.
• FLOODS AND CYCLONES ARE MOST
COMMON AND WIDE SPREAD OF ALL
NATURAL DISASTERS.

9. DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTER MANAGEMENT IS THE DISCIPLINE OF
DEALING WITH AND AVOIDING BOTH NATURAL
AND MANMADE DISASTERS.
PREPARDNESS
RESPONSE
RECOVERY
MITIGATION
IT INCLUDES :

11. ROLE OF A MEDICAL RESPONDER..

12. ROLE OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN
DISASTER MANAGEMENT …
1. FIRST TASK - NOT RAPID
INITIATION OF MEDICAL
CARE BUT INFORM
COMMAND CENTRE
2. SHOULD ASSESS THE
OVERALL SIZE OF MEDICAL
PROBLEM WITH THE HELP OF
FIREMAN AND POLICE.

13. Contd..
3. ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL
NUMBER OF PATIENTS LIKELY
TO REQUIRE MEDICAL CARE ,
TYPE OF INJURIES MOSTLY
PREVALENT
4.IMPLEMENTATION OF MEDICAL
ORGANISATIONS ON SITE IF
REQUIRED.
5. GAIN CONTROL OF THE SCENE
BY GATHERING THE VICTIMS AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE …

14. Contd..
• ACCURATE RECORD KEEPING.
• DEAD MUST BE CERTIFIED AND
ADEQUATELY LABELLED.
• ASSIGN EACH PATIENT THE APPROPRIATE
HOSPITAL DESTINATION IN RESPECT TO
HIS/HER MEDICAL CONDITION.

15. TRIAGE
• AIM OF TREATMENT : TO DO AS LITTLE AS
POSSIBLE - AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE - TO AS
MANY AS POSSIBLE .
• TRIAGE IS A TOOL BY WHICH VICTIMS
ARE CATEGORISED INTO GROUPS TO
DETERMINE THEIR PRIORITY FOR
TREATMENT

16. TRIAGE
TAGS ….
PRIORITY 1: EMERGENCY
HARE / RED TAG - NEED IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL CARE
PRIORITY 2 : URGENT
TORTOISE / YELLOW TAG – CAN BE
DELAYED FOR A LIMITED PERIOD
WITHOUT SIGN OF MORTALITY OR
MORBIDITY
PRIORITY 3 : GREEN – NON URGENT
CARE CAN BE DELAYED UNTIL
PATIENTS IN OTHER CATEGORIES ARE
DEALT
PRIORITY 4 : DEAD VICTIMS

17. RELIEF PHASE
•Assistance from
outside is provided
•Supplies depends on
1.type of disaster
2. type and
quantity of supplies
available locally
•Blankets, clothing,
shelter

18. SURVEILLANCE
1. Overcrowding, poor
sanitation
2. Population
displacement
3. Contamination of
water supply
4. Vector breeding
5. Domestic , wild
animals
displacement

19. vaccination
•Typhoid , cholera ,
tetanus…
•If routine vaccination
programmes are
conducted in camps
with large number of
children, it is prudent
to include vaccination
against tetanus

20. NUTRITION
•Mostly affected are
pregnant women
,children , old people….
1. Asses food supplies
after disaster
2. Gauge nutritional
needs
3. Calculate daily food
rations
4. Monitor nutritional
status

21. REHABILITATION
•To restore pre
disaster conditions
•Water supply
•Food safety
•Basic sanitation
•Vector control

22. DISASTER MITIGATION
AIM:- TO REDUCE THE VULNERABILITY OF THE
SYSTEM
•Food mitigation works
•Land use planning
•Improved building codes
•Protection of vulnerable population
•Mitigation complements the disaster preparedness
and disaster response activities

24. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
OBJECTIVE:- TO ENSURE THAT APPROPRIATE
SYSTEMS,PROCEDURES,AND RESOURCES ARE IN PLACE TO
PROVIDE PROMPT EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE
TO DISASTER VICTIMS,THUS FACILITATING RELIEF MEASURES
AND REHABILITATION OF SERVICES
Reasons for community preparedness
1. Most to lose as more prone to disasters
2. First response comes from within the community
3. Resources easily pooled at community level
4. To achieved sustained development

25. PERSONAL PROTECTION
1. Don’t use
telephone except
call for help
2. Listen to messages
broadcast by
various media
3. Carry out official
instructions
4. Keep family
emergency kit
ready

26. FLOODS

27. BEFORE FLOOD
•FIND OUT ABOUT
THE RISKS OF THE
AREA IN WHICH U
LIVE
•Particular vigilance
is exercised
•Good town
planning

28. IF U ARE UNDER A FLOOD
WATCHING….
• GATHER THE EMERGENCY SUPPLIES:
• SEVERAL CLEAN CONTAINERS OF
• DRINKING WATER
• NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS
• A FIRST AID KIT
• A BATTERY POWERED RADIO
• FLASH LIGHTS
• EXTRA BATTERIES
• PERSONAL HYGIENE SUPPLIES-SOAPS, TOWELS
• INSECT REPLLANTS
• LONG SLEEVED, LONG LEGGED CLOTHINGS.

29. AFTER FLOOD
DON’T DRINK WATER
UNTIL DECLARED SAFE
CLEAN AND DISINFECT
THE ROOM THAT HAS
BEEN FLOODED
STERILISE THE UTENSILS
GET RID OF FOOD THAT
HAS BEEN IN OR NEAR
WATER

30. before
Choose shelter in advance
Emergency kit
During
Evacuate house if
requested by authorities
Listen to advice from them
After
Follow instructions
First aid to injured
Safety of water

31. • Disaster
• Types
• Disaster management
• disaster response
• disaster preparedness
• disaster mitigation
• Triage
• Preventive measures of
various disasters effects

32. Thank you