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• P A H O : An overwhelming ecological
disruption which exceeds the capacity
of a community to adjust and
consequently requires assistance from
outside.
THE DEFINITION
• It is a catastrophe, a calamity
or a cataclysm which results in
loss of life and property.
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
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DISASTER
NATURAL MANMADE
NATURAL DISASTER
GEOGRAPHY
HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
CONVERGENCE
LEADERSHIP
• It must be shared.
FOUR PHASES
• MITIGATION
• PRERAREDNESS
• RESPONSE
• RECOVERY
PHASES
( PROFESSIONAL LEVEL)
MITIGATION
Long term preventive measures taken by local authority, govt.
NGO, various Disaster Management organizations to eliminate /
reduce risk on community
NON-STUCTURAL
• FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES
• IDENTIFFING HIGH RISK ZONES
• LAYING VARIOUS SAFETY CODE OF CONDUCT e.g.
construction rules in high seismic zone
STUCTURAL
• ESTABLISHMENT OF MONITORING SYSTEM e.g. P.T.W.S.
• CONSTRUCTION OF DISASTER SHELTERS
PHASES
( PROFESSIONAL LEVEL)
PREPAREDNESS
• TRAINING OF PERSONNEL
PHASES
( PROFESSIONAL LEVEL)
RESPONSE
TO SAVE LIFE AND PROTECT PROPERTY
RECOVERY
• MITIGATION –
safety measures while building a house
• PREPAREDNESS –
72 hour kit, fire extinguisher, emergency tel. nos.
• RESPONSE –
home confinement or home evacuation
• RECOVERY –
not only properties but also physical and mental
DISASTER PLANNING
PRINCIPLES
IT SHOULD BE A CONTINUOUS PROCESS.
IT MUST BE TESTED.
DIRECT IMPACT
POPULATION DENSITY
POPULATION DISPLACEMENT
DELAY IN EVACUATION
CLIMATE EXPOSURE
• RESCUE
• TRANSPORTATION
RESCUE
MEDICAL RELIEF
(pre-hospital care)
• FIRST-AID TEAM
• MOBILE HOSPITAL
MEDICAL RELIEF
(pre-hospital care)
PREMILINARY PHASE
• On site analysis of the situation
• Stabilization
MEDICAL RELIEF
(transportation)
MEDICAL RELIEF
(hospital care)
MEDICAL RELIEF
(OBJECTIVES)
• TO PREPARE STAFFS AND RESOURCES OF THE
HOSPITAL TO PERFORM OPTIMALLY.
• HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR
• H. O. D. s
• NURSING SUPERINTENDENT
• STAFF REPRESENTATIVE
ORGANISSATIONAL STRUCTURE OF
DISASTER COMMITTEE
DISASTER
COORDINATOR
ADMINISTRATOR
NURSING
H. O. D. s
SUPER.
• CASUALTY / EMERGENCY
• O. T. COMPLEX
• LABORATORY
DISASTER FACILITIES
IN A HOSPITAL
(PREPAREDNESS)
• TRIAGE or SORTING AREA :
- C. C. U.
- I. C. U.
- O. T.
- diagnostic dept. e. g. radiology.
DISASTER FACILITIES
IN A HOSPITAL
(PREPAREDNESS)
• DISASTER MANUAL
Green Alert
Amber Alert
Red alert
DISASTER FACILITIES
IN A HOSPITAL
(RESPONSE)
• ALERT AND RECALL :
• DEPLOYMENT :
• ADDITIONAL FACILITIES :
- control room
- staff report board
- information centre
- volunteer reception
- relatives’ waiting room
- media room
DISASTER FACILITIES
IN A HOSPITAL
• DISASTER DRILL :
- proper evaluation
DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN INDIA
NATIONAL LEVEL