Trauma Healing during the Earthquake Disaster Emergency Response Phase in Lombok, Indonesia

Abstract

An earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter Scale struck West Nusa Tenggara, and caused many casualties, property losses, damage to community facilities, suffering and psychological problems. Hundreds of people died and many were buried in the ruins of buildings, buildings and houses of worship. Hundreds of people were injured and thousands of houses were damaged and living in the refugee camp. Team of Health Polytechnic of Surabaya held a Community Service, entitled Trauma Healing in the Earthquake Disaster Emergency Response Phase, in Lombok in August 2018. The purpose of this service was to apply trauma healing during the emergency response phase of the earthquake in Lombok in August 2018. The location of trauma healing services was focused in the Pamenang Sub-District and Nipah Sub-District. Implementation time was 11-17 August 2018. This team was based on the base camp at the Health Polytechnic of Mataram. The number of healing trauma team members was 7 health professionals. Among the victims who were the hardest hit were children. They witnessed his home, school, mosque and mosque being destroyed badly. Children desperately need physical recovery, health services and psychological assistance. The outputs of this activity were: 1) There were several trauma healing models for victims, especially children; 2) publication of online media; 3) Commitment documents.