sábado, 23 de noviembre de 2019

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Information and Emergency Response



11/21/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Published: 11/21/2019. This 44-page checklist was developed to support governments, national societies, and other stakeholders with technical assistance for the strengthening of laws relating to disaster preparedness and response, which were not covered in previous tools. It provides a prioritized list of 10 key questions that lawmakers, implementing officials, and those supporting them, such as national societies, are recommended to consider in order to ensure that their laws provide the best support for disaster preparedness and response. (PDF)
11/21/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Published: 11/21/2019. This 100-page literature review is part of a project to support governments to include effective domestic preparedness and response elements in their legal frameworks for disaster risk management. The review is part of the preparatory analysis, research, and evidence base currently under development to support and inform the drafting of the Checklist on Law and Disaster Preparedness and Response. (PDF)
11/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: European Public Health Alliance (EPHA). Published: 11/2019. This eight-page roadmap provides five strategies and targets for tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by the European Commission and European Union (EU) Member States. It also discusses how the EU must demonstrate ambition, leadership, and policy coherence between all AMR-related areas, ensuring that political and policy priorities are translated into action and have a lasting impact. (PDF)
11/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Published: 11/2019. This 28-page report is intended to update the state parties to the Geneva Conventions, the components of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and their partners on global progress in the implementation of the guidelines for the domestic facilitation and regulation of international disaster relief and initial recovery assistance (known as the IDRL Guidelines). This non-binding set of recommendations aims to assist states to develop the necessary laws, rules, and procedures in order to avoid the most common regulatory problems in international disaster response operations. (PDF)
03/28/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM). Published: 3/28/2019. The audience for this one-hour, two-minute presentation is any pre-hospital first responder, whether a layperson or a health professional, to understand the updated Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines for hypothermia and cold injuries. It describes the important distinction between “accidental hypothermia” and “induced hypothermia” as used in special circumstances in medical practice; the staging of accidental hypothermia; and the symptoms of heat loss. (Video or Multimedia)
02/28/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM). Published: 2/28/2019. From first response to family closure, this one-hour webinar explores the forensic science of identifying the fallen. Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) encompasses many disciplines, including anthropology, odontology, radiology, and molecular biology. The discussion covers the evolution and science of victim identification, psychosocial support for families and first responders, Interpol procedures, and challenges in historical disasters. (Video or Multimedia)

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