Disaster management: lessons from immediate responses to the tsunami.

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dc.contributor.authorSamarasinghe, Diyanathen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-28T05:55:34Z
dc.date.available2009-05-28T05:55:34Z
dc.date.issued2005-03-11en_US
dc.descriptionThe Ceylon Medical Journal.en_US
dc.description.abstractThere are many lessons learnt from the immediate reactions of people in the aftermath of the vast destruction from the giant waves that hit Sri Lanka. Reactions of victims fell between extremes of resilience and helplessness. Responses of those not directly harmed illustrated the two extremes--selflessness and depravity. These responses offer insight into how we live and how we react to situations, and also to an extent how we should be reacting. Among these is that helpers should respect and involve, from the inception, the resources within the group or community affected by the disaster. Control of the relief effort to the maximum feasible extent, should be in the hands of those at whom it is directed.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo. diyanath1@yahoo.co.uken_US
dc.identifier.citationSamarasinghe D. Disaster management: lessons from immediate responses to the tsunami. The Ceylon Medical Journal. 2005 Mar; 50(1): 25-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/49258
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.infolanka.com/CMJhome/en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.sljol.info/index.php/CMJ/article/view/1587/1375en_US
dc.subject.meshCommunity Health Planningen_US
dc.subject.meshDisaster Planning --organization & administrationen_US
dc.subject.meshDisastersen_US
dc.subject.meshEmergency Medical Services --organization & administrationen_US
dc.subject.meshGovernmenten_US
dc.subject.meshHealth Services Needs and Demanden_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshInternational Cooperationen_US
dc.subject.meshRelief Work --organization & administrationen_US
dc.subject.meshSocial Behavioren_US
dc.subject.meshSri Lankaen_US
dc.titleDisaster management: lessons from immediate responses to the tsunami.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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