Following a mass disaster, it is important that victims are rapidly located as the chances of survival decrease greatly after approximately 48 h. Urban search and rescue (USAR) teams may use a range of tools to assist their efforts but detector dogs still remain one of the most effective search tools to locate victims of mass disasters. USAR teams can choose to deploy human scent dogs (trained ...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW A sizable proportion of individuals following a disaster develop mental health problems. The consequences of these disorders can be long lasting. Only recently has research focused on mental health service delivery following disasters. This review examines the rates, predictors, and barriers to mental health service utilization following a disaster. RECENT FINDINGS Most of t...

This paper is concerned with the possibility that the ethical claim of the other, that sense of being bound to the other, may becoming more and more difficult to experience as information technology increasingly mediates our social being. The paper will support the supposition of Don Caputo that obligation does not emanate from codes, imperatives or moral arguments. Rather it will argue that ob...

INTRODUCTION During the last decades, several humanitarian emergencies have occurred, with an increasing number of humanitarian organizations taking part in providing assistance. However, need assessments, medical intelligence, and coordination of the aid often are sparse, resulting in the provision of ineffective and expensive assistance. When an earthquake with the strength of 7.7 on the Rich...

BACKGROUND Only a small minority of trauma victims develops post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suggesting that victims vary in their predispositions to the PTSD response to stressors. It is assumed that the role of predispositions in PTSD varies by trauma severity: when stressors are less severe, predispositions play a bigger role. In this study, we test whether the role of intelligence in ...

PURPOSE To identify the vulnerabilities of elderly to disasters, and to develop strategies to address these vulnerabilities. METHODS A relevant literature search of journal articles, government training materials, news reports, and materials from senior organizations was conducted. RESULTS The vulnerability of the elderly to disasters is related to their impaired physical mobility, diminish...

Thinking resiliency in terms of housing features for post disaster reconstruction (PDHR) is a paramount initiative after disaster. Therefore, the aim this research to ascertain demands victims and propose wind-resistant, resilient prototype that would be affordable. Based on three-month survey region severely damaged by Cyclone SIDR Bangladesh, argues PDHR’s planning are significantly short vic...

UNLABELLED Dental evidence, especially from radiographs, has been found to be an effective method in personal identification. Previously, it has been shown that wireless personal digital assistants (PDA) can be used to transfer digitized radiographs. The purpose of this study was to set up a secure and reliable mobile connection for transferring dental digital images for disaster victim identif...