Contents of First-Aid Kit Sticking plaster, band aid of different sizes Roller gauze bandages 5 and 8 cm wide [sterile] Sterile cotton Mild antiseptic solution, dettol, savlon or betadine Laundered, ironed and folded sheets of cotton cloth about 1 sq. mt. for making slings and bandages Tongue depressor/spoon Splints; foot ruler, card board, newspaper Thermometer... Read More

Phases of a Disaster Management Pre-disaster planning Pre-disaster planning is the term used to describe the comprehensive range of efforts made to reduce the destruction and disruption by a disaster before it occurs. This Pre-disaster planning comprises of three types of activities   a.Disaster Prevention   It focuses on the hazard that causes the disaster... Read More

Phases of a Disaster Many specialists in disaster management have consistently made efforts to classify the time periods of a disaster. The standard classification used includes the following phases 1. Pre-Disaster 2. Warning 3. Emergency 4. Rehabilitation 5. Recovery 6. Reconstruction These phases are ordinarily used by agencies to describe actions and activities. They are... Read More

 Effective Management of a disaster is broadly classified into following phases Disaster Mitigation Disaster Mitigation focuses on measures that can be taken to minimize the destructive and disruptive effects of a hazard and thus lessen the magnitude of a disaster. Mitigation, by far, offers the best and most cost-effective option for dealing with disasters. With... Read More

The term Disaster is not new to mankind and the strong emotion of panic and dread that it invokes is also common across all segments of society. Disaster could be either natural or created by human beings themselves, but both the categories lead to damage, hurt and wastage of precious resources. To a large extent... Read More