Abstract
Background: Family physicians have a pivotal role in responding to the medical community's needs and have a crucial role in disaster health management. Family physicians have several tasks and duties during and after the disaster, such as event detection, critical information’ collection and distribution, and rehabilitative activities. It is important to identify the level of awareness of the family physicians regarding their role in the management of disasters.
 Aim: To assess the awareness of family physician residents of their roles in disaster health management, Saudi Arabia.
 Methods: This study was cross-sectional; it was performed on Saudi family physician residents in family practice clinics and centers in Saudi Arabia. A self-administrated questionnaire has been sent electronically to the participants to investigate their awareness. IMB SPSS version 22 was used to analyze the collected data.
 Results: This study included 400 family physicians; more than one-half 52.75%were in the age of 28-30 years old. There were 61.5% worked previously at hospital emergency services. A few percentages reported receiving training on disaster medicine management in the clinic, 38.5%. 47.75% reported willingness to train on disaster management. There was 71% of physicians had high knowledge regarding their role in disaster management.
 Conclusion: There was high awareness among the family physicians regarding their role in the management of disaster with an acceptable attitude toward receiving training.
Highlights
Physicians had a pivotalrole in their responding to the medical community needs due to the natural and/or man-made disasters [1]
The current study aims to assess the awareness of family physician residents of their roles in disaster health management, Saudi Arabia
This study aimed toassessthe awareness of family physician residents of their roles in disaster health management, Saudi Arabia
Summary
Physicians had a pivotalrole in their responding to the medical community needs due to the natural and/or man-made disasters [1]. Disaster trainings help family physicians to take a proper decision and overcome these circumstances [2]. As they could reduce or cancel the nonessential services, home visits, increase the use of telephone, emails, message Apps, and videos for consultation [9]. The current study aims to assess the awareness of family physician residents of their roles in disaster health management, Saudi Arabia. Physicians have several tasks and duties during and after the disaster, such as event detection, critical information’ collection and distribution, and rehabilitative activities. Aim: To assess the awareness of family physician residents of their roles in disaster health management, Saudi Arabia. Conclusion: There was high awareness among the family physicians regarding their role in the management of disaster with an acceptable attitude toward receiving training
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