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 (US) |
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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 |
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