Disaster Medicine

Disaster Medicine

1 Understanding Disaster Medicine

  1. Disaster Medicine: Meaning and Importance
  2. Components of Disaster Medicine
  3. Post Disaster Review

2 Epidemiological Study of Disasters

  1. Meaning of Epidemiology
  2. Epidemiological Methods
  3. Epidemiological Procedures
  4. Epidemiological Study of Disasters

3 Prevention of Risk

  1. Prevention of Risk
  2. Immunisation
  3. Hygiene and Sanitation
  4. Vector Control
  5. Media Campaigns

4 Medical Preparedness Plan

  1. Medical Preparedness in Disasters
  2. Medical Preparedness Plan
  3. Pre-hospital Plan
  4. Hospital Plan

5 Logistic Management

  1. Principles of Logistics Management
  2. Components of Logistics Management
  3. Material Management
  4. Inventory Control
  5. Problems

6 Remote Area Planning

  1. Administrative and Medical Infrastructure in Remote Areas
  2. Remote Areas: Assets and Difficulties
  3. Medical Response in Remote Areas
  4. Transport and Communication Challenges in Remote Areas

7 Education and Training in Health Management of Disasters

  1. Health Education and Training in Disaster Management
  2. Who should be focused?
  3. How should we provide it?
  4. Where should it be given?
  5. Health Education and Training Programmes: Issues

8 Disaster Site Management

  1. Disaster Site Management
  2. Site Triage
  3. Communication
  4. Transportation
  5. Occupational Health and Safety

9 Clinical Casuality Management

  1. Clinical Casualty Management
  2. Hospital Alerting and Response
  3. Hospital Triage
  4. Clinical Care
  5. Documentation

10 Community Health Management

  1. Community Health Management
  2. Safe Drinking Water
  3. Control of Communicable Diseases
  4. Hygiene and Sanitation
  5. Food Safety

11 Medical and Health Response to Different Disasters

  1. Medical and Health Response to Earthquakes
  2. Medical and Health Response to Cyclones
  3. Medical and Health Response to Floods
  4. Medical and Health Response to Fires

12 Role of Information and Communication Technology in Health Response

  1. Information and Communication Technology: Meaning and Concept
  2. Tools of ICT: Applications
  3. Geographical Information System
  4. Remote Sensing (RS)
  5. Internet
  6. Satellite Telephone Communication System

13 Psychological Rehabilitation

  1. Impact of Disasters on Mental Health
  2. Mental Health Interventions for Disasters
  3. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  4. Phases of PTSD
  5. Therapies for PTSD Victims
  6. Mental Health Management of Disaster Rescue and Response Workers

14 Practical Manual

  1. Disaster Site Arrangement
  2. First-aid Medical Post
  3. Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  4. Standard Operating Procedures for Staff
  5. Case Studies of Medical Interventions in Disaster Management

15 Case Studies of Medical and Health Interventions in Disaster Management

  1. Tornado, West Bengal, 1998
  2. Super Cyclone, Orissa, 1999
  3. Floods, West Bengal, 2000
  4. Earthquake, Gujarat, 2001
  5. Tsunami, 2004
  6. Floods, Mumbai, 2005