Discrepancies of disaster tasks performance amongst health sectors in Iran (Short Communication)

Background: Due to the unpredictable nature of disasters, it is crucial to anticipate, define and divide tasks as preparedness activities to respond efficiently. This is because the organizations involved in, becoming aware of their own tasks and other organizations’ tasks. The aim of this study was to explore discrepancies in the viewpoints of members of Kerman University of medical sciences and Red Crescent in Bam Earthquake in Iran in emergent tasks after the Bam earthquake. Materials and Methods: In this semi-qualitative a total of 30 members from Kerman Red Crescent and Kerman University of Medical Sciences were recruited through snowball sampling with a questionnaire during January and February 2017 about the disparities of emergent tasks. The content validity was used through experts’ opinion. Results: The results showed that there were disparities in two main tasks over the response phase to the Bam earthquake: buried corpses, and management of received national and international aids from other organizations. Conclusion: During the disaster response phase in Bam earthquake the disparities in emergent tasks were due to unpredictable nature of disaster which affected the effective response.