Disaster
Nursing
Kiran Nayyar
,Introduction
• Disaster as “any occurrence that
causes damage ecological disruption,
loss of human life, deterioration of
health and health services.
• Disaster are not confined to a
particular part of the world; they can
occur any where and any time
,Meaning of disaster
D- Destruction
I- Incidents
S- Sufferings
A- Administrative
S- Sentiments
T- Tragedies
E- Eruption of communicable diseases
R- Research program and its implementation
, DEFINITION
OF
DISASTER
Acc to Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)
occurrence of a severity and
magnitude that normally results
death, injuries and property dam
that cannot be managed through
routine procedures and resource
government.
Acc to American Red Cross: A
occurrence either natural or ma
made that causes human sufferi
creates human needs that victim
cannot alleviate without assista
Nursing
Kiran Nayyar
,Introduction
• Disaster as “any occurrence that
causes damage ecological disruption,
loss of human life, deterioration of
health and health services.
• Disaster are not confined to a
particular part of the world; they can
occur any where and any time
,Meaning of disaster
D- Destruction
I- Incidents
S- Sufferings
A- Administrative
S- Sentiments
T- Tragedies
E- Eruption of communicable diseases
R- Research program and its implementation
, DEFINITION
OF
DISASTER
Acc to Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)
occurrence of a severity and
magnitude that normally results
death, injuries and property dam
that cannot be managed through
routine procedures and resource
government.
Acc to American Red Cross: A
occurrence either natural or ma
made that causes human sufferi
creates human needs that victim
cannot alleviate without assista
