Thermal agent disaster and fire disaster: definition, damage, assessment and relief operations

Masellis, M.

doi:10.1007/978-0-585-33973-3_2

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“…Despite data showing that a concentrated effort to rescue trapped persons during the first few hours after a disaster would likely yield greater effect than any effort made later (Alley 1992) (Macintyre et al 2006), these efforts are significantly hampered by lack of situational awareness (Editorial Office of the Ishinomaki Kahoku 2014) (Ochoa and Santos 2015) (Shimanski 2005). Indeed, the lack of situational awareness within this critical time frame is one of the most significant problems immediately following a natural disaster (Ochoa and Santos 2015) (Shimanski 2005) (Riley and Endsley 2004).…”

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“…Rescue efforts are further hindered by lack of a trained, standing force of aid workers capable of handling the often-huge workload after a major disaster (Alley 1992). This is a challenging problem, as the logistical difficulties inherent to maintaining a highly trained standing workforce capable of handling mass-casualty natural disasters are numerous.…”

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Search and rescue with autonomous flying robots through behavior-based cooperative intelligence

Arnold

Yamaguchi²,

Tanaka³

2018

Int J Humanitarian Action

128

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A swarm of autonomous flying robots is implemented in simulation to cooperatively gather situational awareness data during the first few hours after a major natural disaster. In computer simulations, the swarm is successful in locating over 90% of survivors in less than an hour. The swarm is controlled by new sets of reactive behaviors which are presented and evaluated. The reactive behaviors integrate collision avoidance, battery recharge, formation control, altitude maintenance, and a variety of search methods to optimize the coverage area of camera and heartbeat locator sensors mounted on the robots. The behaviors are implemented in simulation on swarms of sizes from 1 to 20 robots. The simulation uses actual location data, including post-disaster satellite imagery, real locations of damaged and inundated buildings, and realistic victim locations based on personal interviews and accounts. The results demonstrate the value of using behavior-based swarming algorithms to control autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles for post-disaster search and assessment. Three examples of algorithms that have been effective in simulation are presented.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Search and rescue with autonomous flying robots through behavior-based cooperative intelligence

Arnold

Yamaguchi²,

Tanaka³

2018

Int J Humanitarian Action

128

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“…Management of a disaster has phases of planning, preparedness, training, response, relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction. [6] The Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital managed the burn disaster efficiently with its efficient leadership and support from the highest level of the state. However, there are no established documents on any structured plan for managing such burn disasters in Bangladesh.…”

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Managing burn patients in a fire disaster: Experience from a burn unit in Bangladesh

Mashreky¹,

Bari

Sen

et al. 2010

Indian J Plast Surg

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Although burn disaster is not a frequent event, with urbanisation and industrialisation, burn disaster is becoming an emerging problem in Bangladesh. On 3 June 2010, a fire disaster killed 124 people in Neemtali, Dhaka, Bangladesh. This paper narrates the management of burn patients of this disaster in the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The burn unit managed 192 burn victims of the disaster. Forty-two victims were admitted and 150 of them received primary care at the emergency room and were sent back home. Ten patients among 42 in-patients died. The in-patient mortality was 23.8%. Burn unit in Dhaka Medical College Hospital is the only burn management centre in Bangladesh. Proper planning and coordinated effort by all sectors and persons concerned were the key elements in this successful management.

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“…Sabharwal and Swarup [7] define disaster management as, 'activities taken by the organisation in regarding unexpected incidents, which are adversely affecting people or resources and threatening the continued operation of the organization'. As such, the focus of most researchers in this field has been on the analysis of disaster management and relatively little attention has been paid to disaster prevention [8]. To better appreciate the significance of disaster management, it is important to understand the procedures required; Orlando, Danna, Giarratano, Prepas, and Johnson [9] state that the disaster management process includes four main phases, which are mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery, and these should all be considered in an event.…”

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Safety and security of hospitals during natural disasters: Challenges of disaster managers

Nia¹,

Kulatunga²

2017

Int. J. SAFE

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The purpose of this research is to explore some challenges that hospital disaster managers face in dealing with natural disaster events. In such events, it is crucial that hospitals remain safe and functional during and after the disaster; thus, hospitals at all levels need to plan for natural disasters and be aware of the requirement to remain in an operational condition both during and after any event. Evidence from around the world suggests that the malfunctioning of hospitals during a disaster have extensive impacts on both inbound and outbound patients; as such, disaster preparedness is a significant concern for hospital disaster managers. Hospital disaster management is important because of the critical services that healthcare facilities provide for injured people and existing patients. Therefore, developing a good management system for natural disaster events can help to ensure better efficiency and economy in the use of facilities and human resources within hospitals. Although appropriate disaster management can mitigate the impact of natural disasters in hospitals, there are some barriers that can prevent the effective management of these facilities in such events. For this study, secondary information was retrieved from the Internet and via academic database on sudden-onset natural disasters, and it was found that the: awareness, knowledge, disaster preparedness of hospital staff; allocation of building codes, and the relocation of buildings to higher levels, need be improved. Also, equipping health care facilities at the time of natural disaster events is important. To manage the challenges facing hospital disaster managers, a national strategy for the disaster management planning for hospitals is required.

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Thermal agent disaster and fire disaster: definition, damage, assessment and relief operations

Cited by 9 publications

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Search and rescue with autonomous flying robots through behavior-based cooperative intelligence

Search and rescue with autonomous flying robots through behavior-based cooperative intelligence

Managing burn patients in a fire disaster: Experience from a burn unit in Bangladesh

Safety and security of hospitals during natural disasters: Challenges of disaster managers

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