DISASTER NURSING | WEEK 1

EXECUTIVE ORDER 137 MANAGEMENT

• National disaster consciousness month 1. Gauze

• July 2. Gauze pad
3. Band-aids
DISASTER 4. First aid kit
• Low probability, high impact events 5. Disposable gloves
• An event which causes a level of destruction, death, 6. Adhesive tape
or injury that affects the abilities of the community to 7. Cold pack
8. Tweezers
respond using available resources. (Famorca, 2013)
9. Cellular phone
• Any destructive event that disrupts the normal
10. Emergency phone numbers
functioning of the community
11. Antiseptic ointment
• Requires the maximum use of all available resources.
12. Running shoes
Types of Disaster 13. Small flashlight and extra batteries
14. Hand cleaner
NATURAL / MAN-MADE / HUMAN
ENVIRONMENTAL GENERATED LEGAL BASIS
Result of ecological The principal direct causes
disruption or threat that are identifiable human NDRRMC PLAN 2011- 2028
exceeds the adjustment actions, deliberate or
• Safer, adaptive and disaster – resilient Filipino
capacity of a community otherwise
communities toward sustainable development
(WHO, 2013)
EXAMPLES EXAMPLES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Hurricane, Tornado Biological & biochemical
Earthquake terrorism 1. No poverty
Flood Chemical spills 2. Zero hunger
Volcanic eruption Nuclear events 3. Good health
Tsunami Fire explosions 4. Quality education
Other geologic / Transportation accidents 5. Gender equality
meteorological phenomena Armed conflicts / war 6. Clean water and sanitation
7. Affordable and clean energy
WORST DISASTERS IN THE PHILIPPINES 8. Decent work and economic growth
9. Industry innovation and infrastructure
1. Typhoon – Yolanda, Pablo and Uring; Ondoy & 2012 10. Reduced inequalities.
Habagat 11. Sustainable cities and communities
2. Earthquake – 1976 Mindanao 1990 Luzon; 2013 Bohol 12. Responsible consumption and production
3. Volcanic eruption – 1991 Mt. Pinatubo 13. Climate action
14. Life below water
EXAMPLES OF DISASTERS IN THE WORLD
15. Life on land
1. Hurricane (Harvey & Irma 2017, Katrina 2005) 16. Peace, justice.
2. Brought (East Africa 2011) 17. Partnerships for goals
3. Earthquake (Haiti 2010) & Tsunami (Japan 2011)
7 GLOBAL TARGETS FOR SENDAI
CHARACTERISTICS OF DISASTER
1. Reduce mortality.
1. Frequency 2. Reduce number of affected people
2. Predictability 3. Reduce direct disaster economic loss.
3. Preventability 4. Reduce disaster damage to clinical infrastructures
4. Imminence and disruption of basic services health and
5. Scope educational facilities.
6. Intensity 5. Spread disaster risk efforts.
o Increasing countries with national and local
DISASTER MANAGEMENT disaster risk reduction strategies
implementation
6. Increase cooperation and support.
o International cooperation to all developing
countries in its implementation ‘
7. Increase accessibility.
o Increasing availability to multy hazard early
warning systems and information.

Disasters = Challenge for suitable development

Disaster Impacts / 2000 – 2012
1.2 million people killed
2.9 billion people affected
$ 11,7 trillion in damage
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CONFERENCE YEAR PLACE ACTIVITY
First 1994 Yokohama Adoption of
Conference City Yokohama
strategy and
plan of
action for a
safer world
Second 2005 Kobe City, Adoption of
conference Hyogo Hyogo
Prefecture Framework
for action
(HFA) 2005 –
2015:
Building the
resilience of
nations and
communities CODE OF ETHICS
to disasters
Third 2015 Sendai city To adopt a • Board resolution No. 220 s.2004
conference post 2015
ISSUES
framework
for disaster • Privacy issues
risk • Screening and testing
reduction,
• Resource allocation
the
• Professional liability
successor of
the HFA HEALTH EFFECTS

• Medical and physical health

o Changes in fitness and activity level
o Heat-related illness
o Allergies
o Increased exposure to waterborne and
vector-borne illness
• Mental health
o Stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sense of
loss
o Strains on social relationships
o Substance abuse
o Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Community health
NDRRMC PRIORITY AREAS o Increased interpersonal aggression.
o Increased violence and crime
• Prevention – DOST secretary o Increase social instability.
• Preparedness – DILG secretary o Decreased community cohesion
• Response – DSWD secretary
• Rehabilitation and recovery – director general CASUALTIES
national economic and development authority • Mass
❑ DOST – Department of Science and Technology • Multiple
❑ DILG – Department of the Interior and Local
• Direct and indirect victim
Government
• Displaced
❑ DSWD – Department of Social Welfare and
• Refugees
Development
DISASTER PHASES
RA 10121

• Philippine disaster risk reduction and management

of 2010
• Promote involvement of all sectors
• DOH roles.
o Provision of health WASH (water,
sanitation, hygiene) nutrition and
psychosocial services.

RA 9173

• Philippine nursing act of 2002

• Promotion of health and prevention of illness

RA 10871

• BLS training in Schools Act

• Equipe students with basic skills to response to
health emergencies