All emergency response service providers in developed countries are using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools and technologies. Recent studies shows majority of the public protection and disaster relief (PPDR) organizations are using ICT services in very heterogeneous and customized delivery methods. Many organizations have tailored processes, contracts and technologies. PPDR o...

To date, the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan is the third most deadly natural disaster in the world since the 1976 earthquake in China that reportedly killed 255,000 people. 1 This issue of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine includes a report of the pattern of injuries in victims brought to the emergency relief hospital in Doraha, Mansehra. The manuscript presents a unique glimpse into the r...

Seventy-three teeth with acute irreversible pulpitis were subjected to emergency pulpotomies. After removal of the coronal portion of the pulp, a sterile cotton pellet or zinc oxide-eugenol cement was placed against the remaining pulp tissue. The cotton pellet was either dry or moistened with camphorated phenol, cresatin, eugenol, or isotonic saline. This gave six different groups of treatment ...

In this paper, a multi-criteria facility location model is represented. The model is meant to support relief organisations to determine the best warehouse location to stock emergency relief supplies in the pre-disaster phase of a natural disaster. As a result of the prepositioning of the goods the relief organisations are able to respond immediately to an occurring disaster. In consideration of...

We propose a framework to robust stochastic optimization model for disaster management planning; in particular, we address making integrated decisions about the distribution of relief supplies and evacuation operations. Our decision-making approach recommends the best relief distribution centers to use as storage locations and determines their optimal inventory levels. The model also incorporat...

Disasters can cause many casualties and considerable destruction mainly because of ineffective preventive measures, incomplete preparedness, and weak relief logistics systems. After catastrophic events happen, quick and effective response is of great importance, so as to having an efficient logistic plan for distributing needed relief commodities efficiently and fairly among affected people. In...

UPPER AND LOVCEI~ respiratory tract obstruction, particularly as seen in acute croup, is a well-recognized paediatric emergency which requires rapid mechanical relief. Until recently the most prevalent method of achieving this was through the use of a traeheostomy, the hazards of which, particularly in the young age group, are well known. Throughout the period of this study it has been the poli...

Post-disaster humanitarian relief is full of importance, complexity and difficulty, which makes people pay more attentions to various disaster measures emergency management practices related preventions reductions. The main purpose protect the lives victims in affected areas provide with indispensable materials survive from unexpected disaster. Therefore, this paper puts its focus on some key d...

Since mid 2011 the tragedy unfolding across the Horn of Africa following prolonged drought in the region has been a major focus for international relief operations and emergency aid. However, the most effective strategies for mitigating the effects of the drought have not been given sufficient media coverage or discussed critically enough in the public arena. Instead, while important and necess...

Afghanistan is in the midst of a profound humanitarian crisis resulting primarily from long-standing armed conflict, a devastating drought, and massive population migration. The economy, government, and health care system are in shambles. Currently, as many as 5 million Afghans are in camps either as refugees in neighboring countries or as internally displaced persons within Afghanistan. Much o...