#4 Disaster Medicine- definition, objectives and tasks Flashcards
Definition of Disaster Medicine
Interdisciplinary medical speciality
=> with a scientific and practical
approach
=> to DMMS to populations.
Objective of Disaster Medicine
=> TO Protect
=> TO Secure
=> TO Assure
- > Human Life
- > Health
- > Ability
- IN CASE of Disastrous Events
How many Tasks are there in Disaster Medicine?
8 Tasks of Disaster Medicine
What is the 1st Task, of Disaster Medicine?
Research
=> on disasters’ impacts
- > on human
- > on health
What is the 2nd Task, of Disaster Medicine?
=> TO Determine
=> TO Analyse
- > the features of disasters related types of injuries
- > required treatment methods
What is the 3rd Task, of Disaster Medicine?
Research on medical aspects
=> of Natural Disasters
=> of Man-made disasters
What is the 4th Task, of Disaster Medicine?
Optimizing established structures + doctrines
=> for prompt
=> for adequate
=> for efficient
- > planning
- > organisation
- > execution
- of Disaster medical support (DMS)
What is the 5th Task, of Disaster Medicine?
Establishing
=> standard operating procedures
=> methodologies
=> policies
- > for treatment
- > for protection
- of the entire spectrum of
=> probable diseases
=> health injuries
=> epidemics related to the disaster
What is the 6th Task, of Disaster Medicine?
Scientific tutorial + practical training
=> of health providers
- > for reaction
- > for performance
- in case of disasters.
What is the 7th Task, of Disaster Medicine?
Based on existing national Healthcare system,
=> DMS structure and efficient organisation has to be established most
- > for prompt
- > for adequate
- medical aid provision
=> in case of natural or man-made calamity
What is the 8th Task, of Disaster Medicine?
The results of the tasks have to be inserted
=> into the scientific researches
=> into profound analyses
-> that have to become a valuable input
-> for elaborating the DM
doctrines + policies.
