Conference Presentations by C-HAERT Kottayam
Nurses are the largest subgroup of healthcare workforce in emergency. Hence their preparedness an... more Nurses are the largest subgroup of healthcare workforce in emergency. Hence their preparedness and involvement in disaster management is very crucial for the effective management of mass casualty incidents. A questionnaire survey was conducted among nurses in 22 hospitals covering five districts in Kerala state India. Detailed field visits for data collection as well as for personal interaction with health workers were made as a part of the study. The response rate of the random questionnaire survey was 88%. 83.63% of private nurses and 81.13% of government nurses consider their work in emergencies situation as a huge humanitarian responsibility and their job satisfaction is also very high (86.37% of government and 82.87% of private nurses). The nurses in the state are having a moderate knowledge of disaster management and related aspects. About the existing emergency nursing mechanism 52.52% of government and 62.50% of private nurses are satisfied. In the state Kerala, the mass casualty incidents are handled by government hospitals which mean that nurses on the government sector have better experience in mass casualty care than those in the private sector. Though the resources at the public health centers are limited; they are being utilized sincerely and to the maximum possible. Thus in case of an emergency, the PHC would be able to provide dedicated personnel. Better standard operating procedures and incident command systems are essential for better emergency nursing and disaster management training should be included in nursing curriculum.
DRVC, 2011
Proceedings of the DRVC held at MG University, Kottayam, 2011
Papers by C-HAERT Kottayam
Disaster & Development, 2013
an attempt to reveal the trend of chemical disasters in India for the
past three decades (1980-20... more an attempt to reveal the trend of chemical disasters in India for the
past three decades (1980-2010). Retrospective and Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA),
method was used to chart out the trend. The reported chemical disasters (RCD) from
open access sources and websites were collated that enabled the study to know the
trend in number of chemical disasters (CD) state, union territory and year-wise in
India. RCD was chronologically identified ranked and termed as identified reported
chemical disasters (IRCD). The types of CD was identified based on its origen, the
hazardous chemicals (HAZCHEMS), natural and manmade origen was identified. It
was clear that the trend of chemical disasters was varying for the time period; in year
1994 and 2003 the maximum number of CD was identified, Maharashtra state stood
highest in CD and the RCD was 37. Crude oil, ammonia, chlorine, sulphur compounds
are mostly reported HAZCHEMS. Oil spills, toxic gas leakage, explosion are the type
of IRCD. Orissa super cyclone was only the natural calamity that triggered CD 99
percent of IRCD was manmade. Thus, this study reveals the status of CD that has
occurred in India. The study will be beneficial to planners to plan better preparedness
and mitigation strategies to mobilise resources, strengthen capacities for to cope
up those chemical disasters not to occur again, lessons for to implement “Safety as
Culture” in India’s developmental policies and planning. Help government to draw
more guidelines, policies and regulations for chemical safety during manufacture,
storage, transport of HAZCHEMS, to bring new technologies to early warn
these situations
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Conference Presentations by C-HAERT Kottayam
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past three decades (1980-2010). Retrospective and Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA),
method was used to chart out the trend. The reported chemical disasters (RCD) from
open access sources and websites were collated that enabled the study to know the
trend in number of chemical disasters (CD) state, union territory and year-wise in
India. RCD was chronologically identified ranked and termed as identified reported
chemical disasters (IRCD). The types of CD was identified based on its origen, the
hazardous chemicals (HAZCHEMS), natural and manmade origen was identified. It
was clear that the trend of chemical disasters was varying for the time period; in year
1994 and 2003 the maximum number of CD was identified, Maharashtra state stood
highest in CD and the RCD was 37. Crude oil, ammonia, chlorine, sulphur compounds
are mostly reported HAZCHEMS. Oil spills, toxic gas leakage, explosion are the type
of IRCD. Orissa super cyclone was only the natural calamity that triggered CD 99
percent of IRCD was manmade. Thus, this study reveals the status of CD that has
occurred in India. The study will be beneficial to planners to plan better preparedness
and mitigation strategies to mobilise resources, strengthen capacities for to cope
up those chemical disasters not to occur again, lessons for to implement “Safety as
Culture” in India’s developmental policies and planning. Help government to draw
more guidelines, policies and regulations for chemical safety during manufacture,
storage, transport of HAZCHEMS, to bring new technologies to early warn
these situations
past three decades (1980-2010). Retrospective and Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA),
method was used to chart out the trend. The reported chemical disasters (RCD) from
open access sources and websites were collated that enabled the study to know the
trend in number of chemical disasters (CD) state, union territory and year-wise in
India. RCD was chronologically identified ranked and termed as identified reported
chemical disasters (IRCD). The types of CD was identified based on its origen, the
hazardous chemicals (HAZCHEMS), natural and manmade origen was identified. It
was clear that the trend of chemical disasters was varying for the time period; in year
1994 and 2003 the maximum number of CD was identified, Maharashtra state stood
highest in CD and the RCD was 37. Crude oil, ammonia, chlorine, sulphur compounds
are mostly reported HAZCHEMS. Oil spills, toxic gas leakage, explosion are the type
of IRCD. Orissa super cyclone was only the natural calamity that triggered CD 99
percent of IRCD was manmade. Thus, this study reveals the status of CD that has
occurred in India. The study will be beneficial to planners to plan better preparedness
and mitigation strategies to mobilise resources, strengthen capacities for to cope
up those chemical disasters not to occur again, lessons for to implement “Safety as
Culture” in India’s developmental policies and planning. Help government to draw
more guidelines, policies and regulations for chemical safety during manufacture,
storage, transport of HAZCHEMS, to bring new technologies to early warn
these situations