Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Διεθνής Ιατρική - Διαχείριση Κρίσεων ΥγείαςLibrary of the School of Health Sciences
Author:
Pateinioti Marietta
Supervisors info:
Πικουλής Εμμανουήλ, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ, Επιβλέπων
Γεωργόπουλος Σωτήριος, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Κοντός Μιχαήλ, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Οι νέες τεχνολογίες στη διαχείριση των μαζικών συμβάντων και καταστροφών
Translated title:
New technologies in the management of mass events and disasters
Summary:
Introduction: Significant emergencies, crises and disasters have become more common in recent decades, especially in middle and low income countries. Many lives could be saved if the affected communities were better prepared, with an already organized response system. For this reason, preparedness planning increasingly emphasizes capacity-building (human, organizational and infrastructure) at community level.
Aims & Objectives: The purpose of this paper is to compose an as much as possible complete record of new data regarding the contribution of new technologies to the management of cases of mass destruction and emergency events. In addition, this bibliographic review aims to develop new scientifically documented guidelines on the use of new technologies in the management of mass destruction.
Methodology: A review of articles in the already existing bibliography was carried out for the research. Online searches were carried out in PubMed, Embase and Google scholar search engines between November and December 2018. The search included a combination of the various terms and in Greek and English in order to identify and display articles that would be closer to possible research.
Results: The online search of the available literature on the contribution of new technologies to the management of mass destruction has yielded 110 articles. 80 of these were judged as eligible sources from the title and summary presented for general information, 10 of which were selected to be included in the bibliographic review, while the remaining 20 articles were rejected.
Conclusions: first responders and emergency services staff top of the line clothing, equipment and IT systems to carry out their duties and responsibilities. Emergency services of the future must be characterized by the use of modern technologies and access methods, making full use of inter-service communication systems as well as between emergency services and citizens, and providing citizens with the choice of an easier and more direct way of communicating to meet their needs in emergencies.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Technology, Mass destruction, Management, Technological development, Security bodies
