Disaster

Management
Various natural disasters like lightning,
floods, fire and man-made disasters like
accidents, bombs, chemical accidents in
industries etc. occur around us from time
to time. They cause large scale damage
to life and property.

Disaster Management

Man-made
Natural Disasters
Disasters
 Burns Bleeding
If the victim is injured and bleeding
If victims have burn injuries, it is
through the wound, then the wound
beneficial to hold the injured part
should be covered with an antiseptic
under clean and cold water for at
pad and pressure applied on it for 5
least 10 minutes.
minutes with either thumb or palm.

First Aid to disaster victims

 Life and Resuscitation - ABC
Airway
If the victim has difficulty in
breathing, the head should be
held in a backward sloping
position or the chin should be
raised so that the respiratory
passage remains open.
Circulation
If the victim is unconscious, then
Breathing after giving mouth to mouth
respiration twice, the heart
If breathing had stopped, the
should be pressed down hard by
victim should be given artificial
pressing the chest with both the
ventilation by mouth to mouth
palms. These two actions should
resuscitation.
be repeated alternately about 15
times. This is (CPR) Cardio-
pulmonary resuscitation.