it is widely accepted in many parts of the world thatcommunity nurses are of vital importance in various phases of disaster response and management. in china, however, it is not clear whether the chinese community nurses are able to assume disaster-related duties due to the lack of a systematic assessment.a pre-designed and well-tested questionnaire was employed to evaluate the competency in di...

In June 1989, a methane/propane pipeline explosion destroyed two passenger trains in the Bashkirian Republic of the Soviet Union. Over 400 passengers died immediately and 806 were injured. Most of those injured suffered thermal injuries. One hundred and fifty patients were treated at Hospital 21 in Ufa, Bashkiria, by a combined Soviet-US team. Twenty-six patients underwent excision and grafting...

Heavy vehicle-train collisions have the potential to be catastrophic in terms of fatalities, environmental disaster, delays in the rail network, and extensive damage to property. Heavy vehicles, such as 'Road Trains' and 'B-Doubles', are vulnerable road users due to their size and mass and require specific risk management solutions. The present study aimed to capture the experiences of heavy ve...

BACKGROUND In view of the recently increasing terrorist attacks, hospitals have to devote an increased attention to Disaster Management. An effective way to do this is by preparing disaster plans and training 'hospital staff response team'. Most of the District General Hospitals (DGH) act as first point of contact in emergency. Our practical experience revealed that if the staff is not trained ...

in the response phase the most important step is to assess disaster after occurrence. by disaster assessment, we can obtain all the needed information for controlling, decision-making and also disaster planning. lack of disaster assessment causes you to make unsuitable decisions ba sed on limited or inadequate data which leads to imperfect disaster response. according to ifrc, disaster response...

This is the first publication of previously unknown testimony on imperial train disaster at Borki station Kursk—Kharkov—Azov railway. The diary Hofmarshal Alexander III, Lord V. S. Obolensky-Neledinsky-Meletsky, preserved in Department Written Sources State Historical Museum (OPI GIM), contains many details from life family and court, including those catastrophe, which occurred October 17, 1888...