 | Emergency Health Management after Natural Disaster (PAHO) |
 |  | (introductory text...) |
| | Preface |
| | Acknowledgment and references |
|  | Part I: The effects of disaster on health and an approach to relief |
| | An overview |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Health problems common to all disasters |
| | Health problems related to the type of disaster |
| | Part II: Emergency relief procedures |
| | Chapter 1: Coordination of national relief activities and assessment of health needs |
| | National emergency committee |
| | Health relief coordinator |
| | Health relief committee |
| | Assessment of needs: objectives |
| | Type of information |
| | Background information |
| | Methods of gathering information after the impact |
| | Chapter 2: Management of mass casualties |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Search, rescue, and first aid |
| | Transport to health facilities and treatment |
| | Redistribution of patients between hospitals when necessary |
| | Chapter 3: Epidemiologic surveillance and disease control |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Risk of outbreak following disasters |
| | Setting up a surveillance system |
| | Disease surveillance |
| | Presentation and interpretation of collected data |
| | Laboratory services |
| | Vaccination and vaccination programs |
| | Chapter 4: Environmental health management |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Priorities |
| | Water supply |
| | Basic sanitation |
| | Vector control |
| | Personal hygiene |
| | Burial of the dead |
| | General public information |
| | Chapter 5: Food and nutrition |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Expected consequences of disasters |
| | Possible adverse effects of large-scale food distribution |
| | Setting priorities |
| | Immediate relief |
| | Estimating food requirements |
| | Procurement |
| | Surveillance |
| | Chapter 6: Management of health relief supplies |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Use of local stocks |
| | National list of essential drugs |
| | Submitting requests for international assistance |
| | Procedures for labeling and marking consignments |
| | Inventory and distribution of incoming supplies |
| | Expired drugs, perishable products |
| | Chapter 7: Planning, layout, and management of temporary settlements and refugee camps |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Planning of settlements and camps |
| | Setting up camps and settlements |
| | Site selection |
| | Camp layouts |
| | Camp services |
| | Chapter 8: Communications and transport |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Communications |
| | Transport |
| | Chapter 9: Management of international relief assistance |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | United nations agencies |
| | Government agencies |
| | Nongovernmental organizations |
| | Obtaining international disaster relief |
| | Coordinating international disaster relief |
| | Volunteers |
| | Chapter 10: Reestablishing normal programs |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Long-term problems caused by the disaster |
| | Reestablishing normal health services |
| | Assessment, repair, and reconstruction of damaged facilities and buildings |
| | Chapter 11: Disaster preparedness |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Vulnerability analysis |
| | Establishment of a national coordination mechanism |
| | Preparation of operation plans |
| | Training of health personnel and the public |
| | Part III: Annexes |
| | Annex 1: External agencies providing health relief |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | United nations agencies |
| | Intergovernmental organizations |
| | Nongovernmental organizations |
| | Annex 2: Bibliography |
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