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Disaster
• Any occurance that causes damage-Ecological disruption -Loss of human life-Deterioration of health & health service -On a large scale warrant an extra ordinary
response from outside the affected community area
Disasters
• Earthquake• Cyclones• Floods • Land slides• Valcano• Building collapse• Fires• Epidemics• Severe air pollution,snow storm,tidalwaves, famines,
tornados
Disaster response
• Search, rescue & first aid• Field care -injured person for medical care -bed availabilty & surgical care -food & shelter -victim identification & adequate mortuary
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triage
• to sort for• Rapidly classifying the injured on the basis of
the severity of their injuries & the likelihood of survival with prompt medical care
• 4 categories
• Tagging-place,triage category• Identification of dead -removal from site -shifting to mortuary -idendity
Relief phase
• Assistance from outside reach the site• Food, water, blankets, shelter, engineering,
sanitary equipement.• Epidemiological Surveillance & disease control
is carried out.
Epidemics due to
• Over crowding & poor sanitation• Population displacement• Disrupton & contamination of water supply• Ecological changes→vector breeding • Zoonosis• Emergency food,water & shelter
vaccination
• Typhoid , cholera , tetanus • WHO not recommend typhoid & cholera• Safe food & water supply
nutriton
• Infant, child, pregnancy, nursing woman are great risk.
• Damage to crops, stocks, food distribution systems
• Asses food supply • Need of population• Calculate the requirement• Monitor the nutritional status
Rehabilitation
• Restoration of life to predisaster conditions• Water supply• Food supply• Basic sanitation & personal hygeine• Vector control• Construction of house…..
Disaster mitigation
• Aim to reduce the vulnerability of systems• Improving structure of houses, schools, etc
Disaster preparedness
• A program• Long term activities whose goals are to
strengthen the capability of a country to manage efficiently all type of emergencies
Personal protection & measures
• Do not use telephone except to call for help• Listen to msg broadcast by radio & various
media• Carry out the official instructions given • Keep the emergency kit ready