Disaster Management and Disaster Oriented Health Services

Abstract

Earthquake Hazard of Marmara and Environs Discussion of the disaster management in our country begins after 1992 Erzincan and 1995 Dinar Earthquakes. These earthquakes, which are described "city earthquakes" because of their epicentre, fault characteristics and effects, required radical changing about disaster and disaster management. There is an order about generation of the earthquakes in the world and also our country. Turkey and its surrounding area have an order which is explained by plate tectonics and proved by lots of investigations. The Marmara Region contains nearly 45% of industry of the country. That high-grade industry is directly related to sub-industry on Anatolia. Considering 50 % of total taxes of country are obtaining by this region, the risk of possible Marmara Earthquakes is crucial from the point of national economy. The material damage is expected between 30-50 billion dollars by experts. Until 17 August 1999 Gölcük Earthquake, the measurement-based fault investigations about The Marmara Sea are made fairly few. After 17 August 1999 Gölcük and 12 November Düzce Earthquakes, important data about tectonic structure of the Marmara Sea are acquired by the investigations, especially seismic studies. The North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ) continues down the road towards west on the Marmara Sea by several earthquakes, magnitude is at least one of them more than 7. The precautions about the NAFZ's these processes which can be called "Marmara Phase" are inadequate in generally.

Determination of health workers' perceptions of the disaster management process and gender inequality: the case of a state hospital in Turkey

“…A survey form consisting of 41 questions prepared by the researchers was used in the study. The questions were obtained as a result of a literature review (Pincha, 2008;Talu, 2017;Isık et al, 2012;Okay et al, 2018;Inal et al, 2016;UN, 1995;Karancı et al, 2011). For the positive statements (n 5 8) in the Appendix containing 12 statements as the defined variable of the study and included in the "Questions Related to Gender Perceptions Specific to Disaster Management", which is the third part of the data collection tool, the total score was obtained by awarding 3 points for the answer "Yes", 2 points for the answer "Not sure" and 1 point for Health workers' perceptions the answer "No".…”

“…As reported in the case of earthquake that struck the province of Van in 2011, women faced restrictions in their efforts to meet personal hygiene needs (toilet, bathroom, etc. ) or abstained from meeting such needs in temporary shelters (Isık et al, 2012). The health workers were assigned limited duties in temporary shelters after disasters, and the fact that they only provided medical care for disaster victims may indicate that they were actually not aware of the mentioned challenges.…”

“…Health workers who provide healthcare services are expected to approach all practices from the perspective of "gender equality" (Ozden et al, 2018). Preparations, planning for a variety of particular requirements, such as pregnancy, security, and in-service trainings to be organized in light of cases of gender-based victimization faced by women in the field are all handled by health professionals (Isık et al, 2012). Trainings on temporary shelters and related processes where the response is most challenging are crucial both for the authorized personnel and the public (Okay et al, 2018).…”

Nurses’ preparedness for disasters in Turkey: Literature review

“…Lack of knowledge, lack of education, unconsciousness and not giving importance to the security at the personal level constitute the most important problems in preparation (Erkan, 2010;Isik et al,. 2012).…”

“…However, the stage of preparedness forms a crucial step to reduce the effects of disasters (WHO, 2014). Things to be done before the disaster are addressed as the works on development and implementation of preparatory strategies against a possible disaster in the areas with disaster hazard as well as risk reduction activities conducted to prevent or reduce disaster impacts and the development and implementation of long-term and comprehensive policies (Isik et al, 2012;.…”