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 Disaster - Global scenario
• In second half of the 20th century, more than 200 worst
natural disaster occurred in different parts of the world and
claimed the lives of around 1.5 million people

Deadliest Natural Disasters of 21st Century

• 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami - 1,50,000 people were died

• 2010 Haiti Earthquake – 2,20,000 were died

• 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami – 15,889 deaths

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http://www.ndma.gov.in/en/disaster-data- 3
statistics.html
 HISTORY OF DISASTER IN GUJARAT:
 In the past, the incidence of natural disaster rate was less compared to present scenario

YEAR DISASTER DAMAGE / LOSS

20TH CENTURY
1945 Tsunami 12 mts height – Kandla Coast
1956 Earthquake 115 died, 1350 buildings destroyed – Kutch
1970 Earthquake 26 died, 200 injured – Baruch

21ST CENTURY
2012-13 Drought 24 – 91% drought – Kutch
2013–14 Flood 50% of Gujarat was greatly affected, 27 died, 2.23 lakhs persons were
evacuated
2015 Swine flue 6,593 cases were affected & 439 people died
2015 – June Flood 70 death, 4,43,563 persons were affected
2015 – July Flood 86 deaths, 89,373 animals died
2016 Drought 1,115 villages were affected in 6 districts

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 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

A descriptive study to assess the knowledge regarding disaster

management and mitigation among staff nurse at selected

hospital in Rajkot, in view of developing disaster

preparedness protocol

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 OBJECTIVES

• To assess the level of knowledge regarding disaster

management and mitigation among staff nurse

• To associate the selected demographic variables with the

level of knowledge regarding disaster management and

mitigation among staff nurse

• To develop disaster preparedness protocol

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 ASSUMPTIONS

• Staff nurse may have some knowledge regarding disaster

management and mitigation

• Disaster preparedness protocol may help the nurses to be

alert and prevent massive destruction during disaster

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 METHODOLOGY:
Research approach -Quantitative approach
Research design -Descriptive design
Dependent variable - level of knowledge regarding disaster
management and mitigation among staff nurse

Extraneous variable - Age, Sex, Education, Experience, Designation

Sample - Staff Nurse
Sampling technique - Non probability convenience sampling technique
Sample size - 30 staff nurse
Description of tool - Structured knowledge questionnaire to assess the
level of knowledge regarding disaster management
& mitigation
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 FINDINGS
Demographic variables:

With regard to age, majority 16 (53%) belongs to

20-25 years, 19 (63%) are females, 21 (70%) of

them are B.Sc Nursing graduates, 17 (56%) had

6 months- 2 years of clinical experience and 23

(76%) of their designation was staff nurse

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Frequency and percentage distribution of level of

knowledge regarding disaster management &

mitigation among staff nurse

n=30
s. no Level of Knowledge Frequency %
1. Adequate Knowledge 3 10
2. Moderate Knowledge 21 70
3. Inadequate Knowledge 6 20

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 Association of selected demographic data with the
level of knowledge regarding disaster management
and mitigation
• Since it is a pilot project and sample size were less than 50,
there were no significance found between the selected
demographic data and level of knowledge regarding disaster
management and mitigation.

• Researcher has planned to apply the same study with large

number of samples in future.
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DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PROTOCOL FOR FLOOD
I.PREPAREDNESS

a. Power Supply - Maintenance Department

• Fill the 9 day tanks of diesel generators with diesel which can support
with uninterrupted power supply for about 9 hours with full load and
24hrs without AC.

• Apart from this 40 barrels of diesel to be stored in advance to support

for 24hrs in case of emergency.

• To mobilize Diesel Tanker from IOCL on a standby basis with the

help of liaison department. Mobile disaster group to be arranged.

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b. Water Supply- Maintenance Department

• Hire tanker lorries from Vendors post an internal

meeting with Vendors and to ensure availability of
portable water.

• To transfer water from lorries directly to fire water tank

at terrace, which in turn can be supplied thro' fire
hydrants.
c. Sewerage
• No action can be initiated towards this disposal.
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d. Medical Gas - Bio Medical

• Newly commissioned Manifold room should be

available with medical gas, suction facilities.

• Stand by Oxygen Line should be provided in a week’s

time by Bio Medical Department.

• Nearly 170 oxygen cylinders should be on standby

which
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e. Communication - IT Team
• Telecom and Internet lines will continue, as the Boards have
been elevated.
• Protocol message will be initiated thro' the Board to the
Single Point of Contact (SPOC's).
• Walkie Talkie (atleast 10 nos.) is strongly recommended for
communication with internal and external sources. External
Sources will include closest Hospitals, Police Station, Fire
Station etc.
• To create a WhatsApp Group to include the SPOC and all
the stake holders.
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f. Kitchen

• Rooms to be identified in upper floors, store eatables,

milk and other essentials for survival for 5 to 6 days.

• Additional room should be kept available on a long

term permanent basis for standby cooking which should

have RO, Gas & other essentials.

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g. Security, House Keeping - Concerned departments
• To provide required manpower.
h. Transport - Concerned department
• To be prepared with vehicles with Drivers
• Inflatable rubber Boats to be bought.
i. De-Watering Pumps- Maintenance
• 50 HP Pumps 4 No’s to be kept in all buildings
• JCB for exaction to be kept as stand by.
j. Critical water entering points to be checked
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II.FLOOD ALERT
(Once the flood alert is sounded, actions happen
simultaneously)
1. Shutting down Air Conditioners and Lift which
should be available only from ground floor only for
patient shifting.
2. Stop Admissions; Discharge as many stable
patients.
3. Evaluate to Mobilize patients to nearby hospitals, if
needed.
4. Support of non-technical departments for shifting
patients and equipments.
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RETREAT BUILDING

a. Shifting Patients to top floor.

b. Shift Dialysis machines and other medical equipments

from Ground Floor to upper floors.

c. Removal of A/V Equipment from Auditorium with IT

Team to upper floors.

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 ESCALATION HIERARCHY

1. Local Police Station

2. DMS Office.

3. Health Secretary thro' DMS Office

4. Corporation Commissioner and Police Commissioner

5. Joint Director of Fire

6. District Collector
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 • REFERENCE
• www.gsdmp/document/org.pdf
• http://www.ndma.gov.in/en/disaster-data-
statistics.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_disasters_i
n_India
• http://reliefweb.int/report/world/annual-disaster-
statistical-review-2013-numbers-and-trends
• http://www.undp.org/content/dam/india/docs/disa
ster_management_in_india.pdf

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