Disasters cause an acute deterioration in all stages of life. An area affected by the disaster in which the normal activities of life are disrupted is described as a "Field" in disaster terminology. Although it is not easy to define the borders of this zone, the area where there is normally functioning society is accepted as the boundary. Disaster management is the responsibility of the local g...

Regional Coordinator of the psychosocial component of emergency response operations at the Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de Montréal. Ghyslaine Senécal, MBA, is Regional Coordinator of emergency response operations and civil protection, health mission, the Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de Montréal. Funding source: The translation of this article was made possible by jo...

http://www.ruralsociology.org Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) – local residents trained as first responders to natural disasters – can also be used to help build community capacity before disasters strike. The CERTs framework for pulling together localities to prepare for disasters can also be mobilized to focus attention on other pressing issues in local areas. In communities with l...

background: disasters have adverse impacts on different aspects of human life. psychosocial rehabilitation is one of the fields which is usually overshadowed and ignored by physical rehabilitation or its importance does not receive proper attention. this research attempts to study some lessons learned from psychosocial rehabilitation based on disaster experiences in iran. materials and methods:...

natural disasters result in numerous economic, social, psychological and cultural consequences. of them, psychological consequences of disasters will affect the lives of people long after the critical conditions finish. thus, concerning the importance of psychological support in disasters, this study has identified problems and weaknesses in dealing with the psychological effects of the disaste...

introduction: natural disasters may strike a community at any time, causing death, injuries and material destruction. knowledge of the epidemiology of disaster impacts is essential to determine effective responses. iran is one of the most aired regions of the world, and suffers frequent natural disasters during the last decade were reported four major earthquake, one flood and the worst drought...

This research is conducted in Santikhiri, a hilltop village on the highest peak Doi Mae Salong forest, where climate change increases intensity and frequency of natural disasters that immensely affect local children mountainous area Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand. There only one secondary-level school this forest landscape educating around 900 schoolchildren from various minority hill-t...

AIM To review casualty profiles of major UK burn disasters over the last 30 years in order to provide guidance to aid burn and emergency service planning and provision so as to improve emergency preparedness for future national disasters. METHODS A review of published literature was undertaken for disasters within the UK that had occurred between 1980 and 2009. Those producing 10 or more casu...

BACKGROUND An understanding of nurses' experiences in disasters can help to identify their problems in this area. These can be overcome with better planning and preparation. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and perceptions of disaster nurses regarding their provision of disaster health care services. METHODS This was a qualitative study using an inductive qualitative conte...