The Science of Disaster Medicine: From Response to Risk Reduction.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	KOCAK, Huseyin KINIK, Kerem CALISKAN, Cuneyt ACIKSARI, Kurtulus
Copyright Year	2021
Abstract	The scientific advancement of the disaster medicine concept started approximately five decades ago. Different disciplines, such as public health, emergency health services, emergency medicine, and military medicine, work within the disaster medicine framework. Disaster medicine aimed to ensure that health services and facilities are operational both in the pre- and post-disaster periods to prevent and reduce the negative health circumstances of the society facing disaster risks. It is a discipline with slow scientific progress due to unclearly systematized multidisciplinary structure and sub-study areas. However, important targets regarding the field of disaster medicine were indicated in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 published by the United Nations. Among the global goals of disaster medicine, are to reduce the number of deaths and injuries, reduce the number of affected people, strengthen critical facility infrastructure, and ensure functional sustainably of these facilities during disasters. To achieve these goals, disaster medicine is expected to rapidly develop both institutionally and academically. Disaster medicine is a global, mass, administrative, and doctrinal discipline that means beyond clinical studies. Particularly, the development and dissemination of disaster medicine education were emphasized for the first time with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, which was determined globally in 2015. The disaster medicine discipline is seen to reach a very strong point by 2030.
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ISSN	21492042
Journal	Medeniyet Medical Journal [Medeni Med J]
Volume Number	36
PubMed Central reference number	PMC8694167
Issue Number	4
PubMed reference number	34939400
e-ISSN	21494606
DOI	10.4274/mmj.galenos.2021.50375
Language	English
Publisher	Galenos Publishing
Publisher Date	2021-12-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This journal is published by Galenos Publishing House. Licenced by Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) © Copyright Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine.
Subject Keyword	Disaster management disaster medicine public health resilience risk reduction Afet yönetimi afet tıbbı halk sağlığı dirençlilik risk azaltma
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine