Disaster medicine: the caring contradiction

Abstract

The nature of mankind is a concern for those in need. Disasters, both natural and manmade, have been with us since the beginning of recorded history but media coverage of them is a relatively new phenomenon. When these factors come together, there is great potential to both identify and serve the sick and injured. However, the mass media by its nature tends to enhance the humanistic aspect of rescue while minimizing the practical problems involved. We describe a recent scenario in Haiti that puts some of these complications into a practical perspective.

Popularity of the metaverse: Embodied social presence theory perspective

“…Mass media are adept at compensating for the lack of reality by channeling users’ fantasies ( Crippen et al, 2010 ). In particular, digital media emphasize the importance of certain issues and the impact of imagination on human action ( Sulistyanto et al, 2019 ).…”

The Australian medical response to Typhoon Haiyan

“…One account of a trauma team's experience in Haiti documents the rapid overwhelming of the team by the scale of the disaster, forcing them to self‐evacuate. The authors suggest that individual and institutional medical responders partner with experienced disaster‐relief organisations to “facilitate the personnel from the more developed countries to learn how to live and work under unfamiliar austere circumstances” 7 …”