Nursing Leadership in Disaster Management www.koreanurse.or.kr Cho-Ja Kim, RN, Ph.D. President Korean Nurses Association
CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Disasters in Korea III. Disaster Health Needs IV. Nursing Activities V. Conclusion 2 www.koreanurse.or.kr
INTRODUCTION Rapid change of the world Increase of exposure to unexpected disaster situations New roles of nurses Nursing leadership 3 www.koreanurse.or.kr
DISASTERS IN KOREA Average rainfall in Korea: 1,365 mm (World average: 950 mm) Floods and typhoons as main types of disasters in Korea 4 www.koreanurse.or.kr
DISASTERS IN KOREA Yearly loss for last decade(1991-2000) - 122 persons killed - 17,219 persons lost their houses - 580 million USD of property loss 5 www.koreanurse.or.kr
DISASTERS IN KOREA Rapid industrialization and lack of safety concerns cause increase of manmade disasters 6 www.koreanurse.or.kr
DISASTERS IN KOREA Major Disasters in 1990 Year Accident 1993 Derailment of train 1993 Sinking of ferry 1993 Air crash in Mokpo 1995 Collapse of department store 1995 Explosion of LNG 1997 Air crash in Guam 2003 Fire of Daegu subway 7 www.koreanurse.or.kr
DISASTERS IN KOREA Derailment of Train(1993): 78 death & 196 injured 8 www.koreanurse.or.kr
Year Accident Loss 1993 Derailment of train 78 death & 196 injure 1993 Sinking of ferry 292 death & 70 injured 1993 Air crash in Mokpo 66 death 1995 Collapse of department store 502 death & 938 injured 1995 Explosion of LNG 101 death & 202 injured 1997 Air crash in Guam 229 death & 25 injured 2003 Fire of Daegu subway 192 death & 148 injured Air Crash in Mokpo(1993): 66 death 9 www.koreanurse.or.kr
Collapse of Department Store(1995): 202 death & 938 injured 10 www.koreanurse.or.kr
Explosion of Subway LNG(1995): 101 death & 202 injured 11 www.koreanurse.or.kr
DISASTERS IN KOREA Major Disasters in 1990 Air Crash in Guam(1997): 229 death & 25 injured 12 www.koreanurse.or.kr
Fire of Daegu Subway(2003): 192 death & 148 injured 13 www.koreanurse.or.kr
Heavy Rain and Flood(2006): 39 death and 773 lost houses 14 www.koreanurse.or.kr
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HEALTH NEEDS IN DISASTERS <Symptoms of Flood Victims> Physical symptoms: Skin problems, Common cold, Stress, Diarrheas Mental symptoms: Depression, Agitation, Hypersensitivity, Chest pain 16 www.koreanurse.or.kr
HEALTH NEEDS IN DISASTERS <Symptoms of Man-made Disaster Victims> Being disabled Chronic pain Psychological problems 17 www.koreanurse.or.kr
NURSING ACTIVITIES DISASTER EMTs: Rescuing first-aid Transferring to hospital Nurses in hospital ER teams Nurses in mobile health service teams Community health centers 18 www.koreanurse.or.kr
NURSING ACTIVITIES NEMA Advisory Committee Activity National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Three nursing scholars are members 19 www.koreanurse.or.kr
NURSING ACTIVITIES Networking with Civil NGOs : Disaster Safety Networking (DSN) 9 NGOs established a network for for disaster preparedness KNA is actively participating 20 www.koreanurse.or.kr
NURSING ACTIVITIES Nursing Research Activities To develop a textbook on safety education To develop a community-based psychological support system 21 www.koreanurse.or.kr
NURSING ACTIVITIES International Relief Activities Volunteer Nurses (join to Korean Red Cross/ hospital teams) Armed Forces Nurses 22 www.koreanurse.or.kr
EDUCATION AND TRAINING Mid. 1990 s : <10 nursing colleges opened disaster-related subjects 1999: a text book published 2001: KNA approved Disaster Nursing as continuing education program 2004: Emergency Nurse Specialist Program opened 23 www.koreanurse.or.kr
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES 1 st Study Curriculum Development for Disaster Health Services (1996) Disaster Nursing Research Center Center for Global Health and Disaster Nursing Studies Nursing Research Center at Armed Forces Academy Seoul Narrative Research Center(interdisciplinary research) 24 www.koreanurse.or.kr
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Curriculum development & need assessment at the level of disaster preparedness Studies about victims & International cooperative studies 25 www.koreanurse.or.kr
CONCLUSION International networking, sharing, cooperation are important KNA composed TFT for disaster nursing since 2005 26 www.koreanurse.or.kr
CONCLUSION Challenges for Nursing Leadership in Disaster Management 1. To be more positive in government cooperation and linking with major relief groups 2. To participate in policy-making for expanding independent and distinctive nursing roles in disaster management 27 www.koreanurse.or.kr
CONCLUSION 3. To encourage evidence-based research through field study and international cooperative researches 4. To train managerial manpower in disaster nursing through developing a systemic training program 28 www.koreanurse.or.kr
THANK YOU! 29 www.koreanurse.or.kr