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Health Aspects of Disaster Preparedness and Response Panel Session 3: Industrial Accidents, Conflicts, and Other Emergencies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

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Abstract

This Panel Session consisted of three country reports (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Sri Lanka; and Timor-Leste) and the common issues identified during the Panel discussions relative to industrial accidents and conflicts in the Southeast Asia Region. Important issues identified included the needs for: (1) use of medical technology; (2) stockpiling of essential supplies; (3) human resource development; (4) surveillance systems for disease detection; (5) coordination; and (6) emergency funding.

Keywords

burn injuriesconflictdeathsnumber and causesDemocratic People's Republic of Koreadiarrheaexplosiondrugseyesinjury tohealth facilitiesindicatorsinterim health authorityinternational supportlaboratoriesmedicinesmentalillnessmilitarynon-governmental organizationspreparednessprofessionalsreliefrespiratory diseasesRyongchonSriLankastandard operating proceduresrehabilitationsuppliessurveillanceteamsTimor-LestetrainsUnited Nations Transitional Authority of East Timorwater
Type
Special Report
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 21 , supplement S3: Health Aspects of Disaster Preparedness and Response , October 2006 , pp. s87 - s89
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2006

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