Week 1 - Introduction to Disaster
Management
Disaster - answera series of disruption of the functioning of a community or a
society involving widespread losses (human, material, economic or
environmental), which exceeds the ability of the effected community to cope
using its own resources.
EM-DAT - answerworld wide data base for disasters
Major incident - answerany incident where a location, number, severity or
type of live casualties require extraordinary resources.
Multi-casualty incident - answeran incident where in the first instance,
casualties outnumber trained responders and when the health infrastructure
is unable to cope.
More patients than resources.
Disaster management - answera function across society
Involves policy that directs
O Mitigation
O Planning
O Preparation
O Response
O Recovery arrangements
Disaster health management - answerapplication of various health
disciplines to the
Prevention of preparedness for response and recovery from...
O The health problems arising from a disaster
Disasters are relative to the... - answer• Nature of the event
• Resources available
• Location
• time of day
Disaster management principals - answer1. A prepared community
O Risk management approach
2. All agencies approach
3. All hazards approach
4. Comprehensive approach
, O Prevention
O Preparedness
O Response
O Recovery
5. Building resilience
Prepared community - answer• Individual and community self-help often
provides the most effective and decisive immediate relief.
• Affected communities turn first to local agencies for support, advice and
assistance.
• Local government and organisations provide the basis for organising self-
help.
• A structured and logical approach to the identification and management of
risks will assist communities to minimise the likelihood of impact of disasters.
Integrated "All agencies" approach - answerall agencies likely to be involved
in a disaster work together in both planning, response and recovery
O Common rules
O Role clarity
O Multidisciplinary
"All Hazards" approach - answer• The commonalities among all types of
technological and natural disasters suggest that many of the same
management strategies can apply to all such emergencies
• All hazards approach to emergencies preparedness encourages effective
and consistent response to any disaster or emergency regardless of the
cause
• Recognise that different hazards cause similar problems
All hazards does not mean prepare for everything
Comprehensive approach - answero Prevention
O Preparedness
O Response
O Recovery
The eight C's - answer• Command
• Control
• Coordination
• Communication
• Clinical Management
• Containment
Management
Disaster - answera series of disruption of the functioning of a community or a
society involving widespread losses (human, material, economic or
environmental), which exceeds the ability of the effected community to cope
using its own resources.
EM-DAT - answerworld wide data base for disasters
Major incident - answerany incident where a location, number, severity or
type of live casualties require extraordinary resources.
Multi-casualty incident - answeran incident where in the first instance,
casualties outnumber trained responders and when the health infrastructure
is unable to cope.
More patients than resources.
Disaster management - answera function across society
Involves policy that directs
O Mitigation
O Planning
O Preparation
O Response
O Recovery arrangements
Disaster health management - answerapplication of various health
disciplines to the
Prevention of preparedness for response and recovery from...
O The health problems arising from a disaster
Disasters are relative to the... - answer• Nature of the event
• Resources available
• Location
• time of day
Disaster management principals - answer1. A prepared community
O Risk management approach
2. All agencies approach
3. All hazards approach
4. Comprehensive approach
, O Prevention
O Preparedness
O Response
O Recovery
5. Building resilience
Prepared community - answer• Individual and community self-help often
provides the most effective and decisive immediate relief.
• Affected communities turn first to local agencies for support, advice and
assistance.
• Local government and organisations provide the basis for organising self-
help.
• A structured and logical approach to the identification and management of
risks will assist communities to minimise the likelihood of impact of disasters.
Integrated "All agencies" approach - answerall agencies likely to be involved
in a disaster work together in both planning, response and recovery
O Common rules
O Role clarity
O Multidisciplinary
"All Hazards" approach - answer• The commonalities among all types of
technological and natural disasters suggest that many of the same
management strategies can apply to all such emergencies
• All hazards approach to emergencies preparedness encourages effective
and consistent response to any disaster or emergency regardless of the
cause
• Recognise that different hazards cause similar problems
All hazards does not mean prepare for everything
Comprehensive approach - answero Prevention
O Preparedness
O Response
O Recovery
The eight C's - answer• Command
• Control
• Coordination
• Communication
• Clinical Management
• Containment
