TY - GEN DP - http://iris.who.int/ DB - WHO IRIS AU - World Health Organization AU - League of Red Cross Societies AB - Provides a well-structured collection of facts, advice, and recommended actions that can enable community leaders and health personnel to take control when disaster strikes. While noting that reliance on outside assistance is an inevitable part of disaster management, the book emphasizes the many things communities can do to save lives while awaiting help and guard against the tragedy of inappropriate aid. Information is specific to emergencies caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, hurricanes, gales, tidal waves, and droughts. The first half of the book sets out detailed plans of action for coping with a progression of likely events, moving from immediate rescue operations and treatment of the injured, through the sheltering of survivors and burial of the dead, to the coordination of relief operations and the planning of long-term recovery. Using checklists, action plans, and abundant illustrations, chapters help readers to anticipate problems, visualize procedures, and be prepared to move into action. Details range from advice on how to locate survivors to a list of dangers to avoid during food distribution. The second half of the book concentrates on a selection of special problems requiring detailed explanation or instructions. Readers are given information on the diseases that should be monitored in temporary shelters, measures for assessing nutritional status and determining the need for supplementary feeding, and instructions for preparing record cards, self-evaluation reports, and maps of risks and resources. Readers are also given information on what to do during an earthquake, how to interpret damage to different types of buildings in terms of the risk of continued residence, and what types of medical equipment will be needed CY - Geneva PP - Geneva LA - ar LA - en LA - fr LA - pt LA - ru LA - es PB - World Health Organization PB - World Health Organization UR - https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/39422 DA - 1989 PY - 1989 SE - EMERGENCY SE - 97 p. J2 - Le Personnel local de santé et la communauté face aux catastrophes naturelles J2 - El Personal local de salud y la comunidad frente a los desastres naturales TI - Coping with natural disasters : the role of local health personnel and the community KW - Emergency Medical Services KW - Community Health Workers KW - Natural Disasters KW - Community Participation KW - organization and administration SN - 9241542381 SN - 5225019099 (Russian) N2 - Provides a well-structured collection of facts, advice, and recommended actions that can enable community leaders and health personnel to take control when disaster strikes. While noting that reliance on outside assistance is an inevitable part of disaster management, the book emphasizes the many things communities can do to save lives while awaiting help and guard against the tragedy of inappropriate aid. Information is specific to emergencies caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, hurricanes, gales, tidal waves, and droughts. The first half of the book sets out detailed plans of action for coping with a progression of likely events, moving from immediate rescue operations and treatment of the injured, through the sheltering of survivors and burial of the dead, to the coordination of relief operations and the planning of long-term recovery. Using checklists, action plans, and abundant illustrations, chapters help readers to anticipate problems, visualize procedures, and be prepared to move into action. Details range from advice on how to locate survivors to a list of dangers to avoid during food distribution. The second half of the book concentrates on a selection of special problems requiring detailed explanation or instructions. Readers are given information on the diseases that should be monitored in temporary shelters, measures for assessing nutritional status and determining the need for supplementary feeding, and instructions for preparing record cards, self-evaluation reports, and maps of risks and resources. Readers are also given information on what to do during an earthquake, how to interpret damage to different types of buildings in terms of the risk of continued residence, and what types of medical equipment will be needed ER -