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DISASTER CAN BE DEFINED AS ANY OCCURRENCE
THAT CAUSES DAMAGE,ECOLOGICAL
DISRUPTION,LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE OR
DETERIORATION OF HEALTH AND HEALTH
SERVICES ON A SCALE SUFFICIENT TO WARRANT
AN EXTRAORDINARY RESPONSE FROM OUTSIDE
THE AFFECTED COMMUNITY OR AREA.STEPS INVOLVED IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT ARE
I. DISASTER IMPACT AND RESPONSE
A. INITIAL PHASE
1) SEARCH AND RESCUE AND FIRST AID
2) FIELD CARE
3)TRIAGE
4)TAGGING
SIDENTIFICATION OF DEAD
B.RELIEF PHASE
C.EPIDEMIOLOGIC SURVEILLANCE AND DISEASE
CONTROL
D. VACCINATION
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