Disaster management

Dr.M.KarthikeyanTVMCH

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

• Natural• Man made

Disasters

• Earthquake• Cyclones• Floods • Land slides• Valcano• Building collapse• Fires• Epidemics• Severe air pollution,snow storm,tidalwaves, famines,

tornados

tsunami

floods

valcano

tornado

Morbidity increases

• Injuries• Properties • Emotional stress• Epidemic disease

management

• Disaster response• Preparedness• mitigation

Disaster response

• Search, rescue & first aid• Field care -injured person for medical care -bed availabilty & surgical care -food & shelter -victim identification & adequate mortuary

space

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

Epidemic disease

• Gastro entritis• Acute RTI• Vector borne disease• zoonosis

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

Thank you