Abstract
Disasters always have been a part of life, whether caused by unavoidable natural events or by avoidable, man-made events. Being rendered helpless by such events has caused fear and concern in all periods of history. To some extent, a disaster is expected, but there are varying degrees of uncertainty as to how and when it will occur. The occurrence of a disaster creates varying degrees of chaos combined with a mismatch between resources and needs. Therefore, in order to restore an affected society back to its pre-event status requires extraordinary efforts.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 43-48 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Prehospital and Disaster Medicine |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- catastrophe
- data collection
- definitions
- description of disaster
- disaster
- disaster management
- disaster medicine
- disaster phases
- disaster research
- disaster responses
- extrication
- health consequences
- health status
- injuries
- interventions
- Key Wordsanalysis
- measures of effectiveness
- medical responses
- morbidity
- mortality
- needs assessment
- preparedness
- public health
- research
- research design
- research methods
- risk evaluation
- scope
- template
- type
- Utstein style
- warning
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency
- Emergency Medicine
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Health disaster management : Guidelines for evaluation and research in the utstein style: Executive summary. / Sundnes, Knut Ole; Adler, Jacov; Birnbaum, Marvin L.; Calltorp, Johan; Gunn, S. William A; Khatib, Omar J.; Massellis, Michele; Pretto, Ernesto; Souria, Robert; Ukai, Takashi.
In: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Vol. 14, No. 2, 1999, p. 43-48.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Gunn, S. William A
AU - Khatib, Omar J.
AU - Massellis, Michele
AU - Pretto, Ernesto
AU - Souria, Robert
AU - Ukai, Takashi
PY - 1999
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AB - Disasters always have been a part of life, whether caused by unavoidable natural events or by avoidable, man-made events. Being rendered helpless by such events has caused fear and concern in all periods of history. To some extent, a disaster is expected, but there are varying degrees of uncertainty as to how and when it will occur. The occurrence of a disaster creates varying degrees of chaos combined with a mismatch between resources and needs. Therefore, in order to restore an affected society back to its pre-event status requires extraordinary efforts.
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KW - definitions
KW - description of disaster
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KW - disaster phases
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KW - disaster responses
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KW - needs assessment
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KW - research
KW - research design
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KW - risk evaluation
KW - scope
KW - template
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