Disaster education, regardless of the audience, has two goals: prevention of disasters and mitigation of disaster effects, including improved outcome for victims and safety for responders. Disaster education should be…
Most disasters create a predictable pattern of public health consequences, though the pattern varies according to the type of disaster. The types of disasters that may be expected and the…
Displaced populations have occurred throughout the history of humankind. A large population can be displaced by a number of events. These include, but are not limited to, natural disasters (e.g.,…
In the wake of natural and human-made disasters, displaced populations, often living in overcrowded shelters with disrupted access to clean drinking water, proper sanitation systems, and adequate medical services, face…
Communication and information management from the field to the care facilities are consistently challenging during disaster response. A critical interdependence exists among the following: accurate information from the field about…
Offering help to people in need is a basic human instinct. During the war in Yugoslavia (1999), thousands of people were able to survive because of donations from foreign governments…
In the medical context, the term remote areas is defined as “locations that are geographically, professionally, and personally isolating, with limited sophistication of medical and logistic support, limited access to…
Management of large numbers of fatalities is one of the most difficult aspects of disaster response. Natural disasters, in particular, can cause large numbers of deaths, as underscored by the…
An Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) team is a specialized group of individuals with appropriate equipment, skills, and training that may be called into action during the disaster response phase….
