Medical Disaster 2
Medical Disaster 2 : The most common medical definition of a disaster used is an event that results in casualties that overwhelm the health-care system in which the event occurs. A health disaster often is considered a medical disaster. However, a health disaster infers impaired public health (see Basic Functions, page ) while a medical disaster is related to the health care or break in health care to individuals (see page ) resulting from the event. The Task Force broadened this definition to: Any event that results in a precipitous or gradual decline in the overall health status of a community with which it is unable to cope adequately
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