Abstract
Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI) occur out of the blue, most times without warning, and in a wide scope of locations. Each disaster is different from the rest, both in the past and in the future. This creates a situation where the experience accumulated in one place is relatively small and localized in the long-haul, and it is therefore our duty to learn and share information, knowledge and experience accumulated in the over time, from all disasters and events, with one major common shared goal in mind – to allow everyone to be better prepared for the future and allow for a greater ability to save lives and prevent injuries and damage.
Highlights
According to the ReliefWeb, a service conducted by OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs), in the years 2002–2011 the annual average number of people who were killed in natural disasters was 107,000 worldwide
The economic damages because of natural disasters were estimated to be an annual average of 143 billion USD (1)
Because of media development, the advance in communication and the rise in world population density, among other reasons, the issue of disasters as well as disaster medicine have been brought to the center of public awareness
Summary
According to the ReliefWeb, a service conducted by OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs), in the years 2002–2011 the annual average number of people who were killed in natural disasters was 107,000 worldwide. Because of media development, the advance in communication and the rise in world population density, among other reasons, the issue of disasters as well as disaster medicine have been brought to the center of public awareness. The practice of disaster and emergency management, as well as that of disaster medicine has gained knowledge and momentum which lead to an improvement of capabilities in recent decades.
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