Disaster Medicine- definition, objectives and tasks
Written by Anam Hussain
Definition:
Disaster medicine is an interdisciplinary medical speciality with a scientific and practical approach to Disaster medical management and support to populations.
Objectives:
To protect, secure and assure human life, health and ability; in cases of disastrous events.
Tasks (8):
- Research on disasters’ impacts on human and population health
- Determine and analyse the features of disasters related types of injuries and required treatment methods
- Research on medical aspects of Natural and Man-made disasters
- Optimizing established structures and doctrines for prompt, adequate and efficient planning, organisation and execution of Disaster medical support (DMS)
- Establishing standard operating procedures, methodologies and policies for treatment and protection of the entire spectrum of probable diseases, health injuries and epidemics related to the disaster
- Scientific tutorial and practical training of health providers for reaction and performance in case of disasters.
- Based on existing national Healthcare system, DMS structure and efficient organisation has to be established most, for prompt, adequate medical aid provision in case of natural or man-made calamity
- The results of the tasks have to be inserted into the scientific researches and profound analyses that have to become a valuable input for elaborating the DM doctrines and policies