Disaster management

Definition of disaster is given by

• WHO

• UN office for disaster risk reduction

• Disaster information management system of DesInventar

• UN Intergovernmental Panel of climate change

Most common disease post disaster phase

• Gastrointestinal diseases

• Ophthalmic manifestation

• Fractures

• Micronutrient deficiencies

Level of chlorine to be maintained post disaster

• >0.1 mg/L

• >0.3 mg/L

• >0.5 mg/L

• >0.7 mg/L

Highest priority colour during a disaster

• Red

• Green

• Yellow

• Black

Relief phase in disaster response begins

• With triage

• With first aid

• With initiation of treatment

• When outside assistance reaches disaster site

Calamity with most amount of damage

• Floods

• Earthquake

• Landslides

• Volcanoes

Arrange phases of disaster cycle in sequence

• Disaster impact -Mitigation - Rehabilitation - Response

• Disaster impact - Response - Rehabilitation - Mitigation

• Rehabilitation - response - impact - mitigation

• Response - Disaster impact - Rehabilitation - mitigation

World disaster reduction day is celebrated on

• 2nd Wednesday of October

• 1st December

• 7th April

• 24th March

National institute of disaster management is under

• Ministry of finance

• Ministry of Home affairs

• Ministry of health and family welfare

• Ministry of environment and forests

Full form of NDRF

• National Disaster Recovery framework

• National Disaster response fund

• National design and research forum

• National Disaster response force