DISASTER MEDICINE: INTRODUCTION Flashcards
DEFINITION
“sudden ecologic phenomenon of sufficient magnitude to require external assitance”
WHO Definition
DEFINITUON
A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, materal, economic, or environmental tosses and impacts which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources
United Nations Definition
TYPES OF DISASTERS
naturally occuring events:
pandemic
typhoons
volcanic eruptions
natural pandemics
natural disasters
TYPES OF DISASTERS
not natural and NOT purposefully intended:
vehicular crashes
explosions
mass casualty
chemical releases
man-made disaster
TYPES OF DISASTERS
purposefully produced in an effort to cause terror
terrorist related disasters
types of disasters LEVELS
_______: local response effectively contains and deals with the disaster EX: CAVE RESCUE
_______: requires regional efforts and mutual aid from surrounding communities EX: ONDOY FLOOD
_______: one of such a magnitude that requires a state-wide national or even international response EX: TSUNAMI
LEVEL 1,2, 3 RESPECTIVELY
DISASTER CYCLE 4 PHASES:
P-P-R-R
Prevention and Mitigation
Planning or Preparedness
Response
Rehabilitation and Recovery
__________ is avoidance of adverse effects of disasters
__________ is lessen the effects of disasters by risk assessment and risk reduction
prevention
mitigation
MITIGATION
essential to prioritize response in hazard and high risk zones
risk assessment
MITIGATION
aimed at preventing new and reducing existing disaster risks and managing residual tasks
risk reduction
PREPAREDNESS
______ - manage wide range effects of emergencies; many risks can cause similar problems that require similar interventions
_______- establishment of unified response for all categories of health risks
ALL HAZARD
WHOLE HEALTH
ROLE OF HOSPITALS IN RECOVERY
a hospital receives an influx of casualties within a few hours of an emergency surge of patients
surge capacity
ROLE OF HOSPITALS IN RECOVERY
list indespensible hospital services
list very necessary services
list necessary services
INDESPENSIBLE:
emergency care
intensive care
trauma, orthopedics
urology
sterilization
diagnostic imaging
blood bank
VERY NECESSARY
pediatrics
laboratory
hemodialysis
NECESSARY
internal medicine
obstetrics and gynecology
administration
