Disaster Response and Management: The Integral Role of Rehabilitation
With the increasing frequency of disasters and the significant upsurge of survivors with severe impairments and long-term disabling conditions, there is a greater focus on the importance of rehabilitation in disaster management. During disasters, rehabilitation services confront a greater load due t...
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Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
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| description | With the increasing frequency of disasters and the significant upsurge of survivors with severe impairments and long-term disabling conditions, there is a greater focus on the importance of rehabilitation in disaster management. During disasters, rehabilitation services confront a greater load due to the influx of victims, management of persons with pre-existing disabilities and chronic conditions, and longer-term care continuum. Despite robust consensus amongst the international disaster response and management community for the rehabilitation-inclusive disaster management process, rehabilitation is still less prioritised. Evidence supports the early involvement of rehabilitation professionals in disaster response and management for minimising mortality and disability, and improving clinical outcomes and participation in disaster survivors. In the last two decades, there have been substantial developments in disaster response/management processes including the World Health Organization Emergency Medical Team (EMT) initiative, which provides a standardized structured plan to provide effective and coordinated care during disasters. However, rehabilitation-inclusive disaster management plans are yet to be developed and/or implemented in many disaster-prone countries. Strong leadership and effective action from national and international bodies are required to strengthen national rehabilitation capacity (services and skilled workforce) and empower international and local EMTs and health services for comprehensive disaster management in future calamities. This narrative review highlights the role of rehabilitation and current developments in disaster rehabilitation; challenges and key future perspectives in this area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a709b1270a44401d98bfc87afaf168e82023-09-05T02:08:58ZengKorean Academy of Rehabilitation MedicineAnnals of Rehabilitation Medicine2234-06532023-08-0147423726010.5535/arm.230714318Disaster Response and Management: The Integral Role of RehabilitationBhasker Amatya0Fary Khan1 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, AustraliaWith the increasing frequency of disasters and the significant upsurge of survivors with severe impairments and long-term disabling conditions, there is a greater focus on the importance of rehabilitation in disaster management. During disasters, rehabilitation services confront a greater load due to the influx of victims, management of persons with pre-existing disabilities and chronic conditions, and longer-term care continuum. Despite robust consensus amongst the international disaster response and management community for the rehabilitation-inclusive disaster management process, rehabilitation is still less prioritised. Evidence supports the early involvement of rehabilitation professionals in disaster response and management for minimising mortality and disability, and improving clinical outcomes and participation in disaster survivors. In the last two decades, there have been substantial developments in disaster response/management processes including the World Health Organization Emergency Medical Team (EMT) initiative, which provides a standardized structured plan to provide effective and coordinated care during disasters. However, rehabilitation-inclusive disaster management plans are yet to be developed and/or implemented in many disaster-prone countries. Strong leadership and effective action from national and international bodies are required to strengthen national rehabilitation capacity (services and skilled workforce) and empower international and local EMTs and health services for comprehensive disaster management in future calamities. This narrative review highlights the role of rehabilitation and current developments in disaster rehabilitation; challenges and key future perspectives in this area.http://www.e-arm.org/upload/pdf/arm-23071.pdfdisasterrehabilitationdisabilityimpairment |
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| title | Disaster Response and Management: The Integral Role of Rehabilitation |
| title_full | Disaster Response and Management: The Integral Role of Rehabilitation |
| title_fullStr | Disaster Response and Management: The Integral Role of Rehabilitation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Disaster Response and Management: The Integral Role of Rehabilitation |
| title_short | Disaster Response and Management: The Integral Role of Rehabilitation |
| title_sort | disaster response and management the integral role of rehabilitation |
| topic | disaster rehabilitation disability impairment |
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