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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254484903321

Titolo

The Role of Nurses in Disaster Management in Asia Pacific / / edited by Sheila Bonito, Hiroko Minami

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-41309-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (121 pages)

Disciplina

617.091724

Soggetti

Nursing administration

Emergency medicine

Critical care medicine

Practice of medicine

Primary care (Medicine)

Public health

Nursing Management

Emergency Medicine

Intensive / Critical Care Medicine

Practice and Hospital Management

Primary Care Medicine

Public Health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

This book documents how nurses have shown their dedication, courage, expertise and compassion in helping communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disastrous events. It aims to inspire and equip nurses and other health professionals to help people in disaster-affected areas and contribute to community resilience. The last decade (2005-2015) has been characterized by a number of overwhelming natural disasters - tropical storms, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis; and threats of emerging infectious diseases - SARS, MERSCoV and Ebola around the world. Countries from the Asia Pacific



region, such as Australia, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Nepal, Philippines, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Thailand and Vanuatu, have borne the brunt of the devastation caused by these catastrophic events. Nurses from these countries have stepped in providing emergency care in hospitals and in the field, addressing public health needs in evacuation centers, supporting epidemiologic su rveillance and conducting health education, training and research, to help save lives and support communities build back better.