The role of nurses in disaster management in Asia Pacific

This book documents how nurses have shown their dedication, courage, expertise and compassion in helping communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disastrous events. It aims to inspire and equip nurses and other health professionals to help people in disaster-affected areas and contribute to community resilience. The last decade (2005-2015) has been characterized by a number of overwhelming natural disasters - tropical storms, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis; and threats of emerging infectious diseases - SARS, MERSCoV and Ebola around the world. Countries from the Asia Pacific region, such as Australia, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Nepal, Philippines, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Thailand and Vanuatu, have borne the brunt of the devastation caused by these catastrophic events. Nurses from these countries have stepped in providing emergency care in hospitals and in the field, addressing public health needs in evacuation centers, supporting epidemiologic surveillance and conducting health education, training and research, to help save lives and support communities build back better. Front Matter ....Pages i-x Introduction (Sheila Bonito, Hiroko Minami)....Pages 1-10 The Role of Nurses in Disaster Management in Asia Pacific Cyclone Yasi: Far North Queensland, Australia (Caryn West, Evan Casella, Andrea Grimes)....Pages 11-23 Cambodia: Nurses’ Role During Riverine Floods (Virya Koy)....Pages 25-36 China: Disaster Nursing Enlightened by the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake (前事不忘 后事之师: 2008年汶川地震灾害护理之启示) (Sunshine Chan, Si Jian Li)....Pages 37-50 Indonesia: Lesson Learned from Yogyakarta and Central Java Earthquakes (Syahirul Alim)....Pages 51-54 Japan: Pairing Support Activities Between Universities After the Great East Japan Earthquake (Aiko Yamamoto, Shiori Katsunuma, Akiko Kurotaki, Yohko Nonami, Yuuko Ushio, Miho Takami et al.)....Pages 55-62 Nepal: The Role of Nurses After Nepal Earthquake 2015 (Tara Pohkrel, Sakiko Kanbara, Sheila Bonito, Maria Regina Estuar, ChandraKala Sharma, Apsara Pandey)....Pages 63-68 Philippines: The Role of the Philippine Nurses Association in Disaster Preparedness and Response During Typhoon Haiyan (Bettina Evio, Sheila Bonito)....Pages 69-82 Solomon Islands: The Role of Nurses in the April Floods in Honiara City and Guadalcanal (Michael Larui, Alison Ripiapu)....Pages 83-93 South Korea: The Role of Nurses in Ebola Preparedness (Seun Young Joe)....Pages 95-103 Tonga: Cyclone Ian, Ha’apai Islands (Mele Havealeta, Fusi Kaho, Amelia Afuha’amango Tuipulotu)....Pages 105-109 Summary and Conclusion (Sheila Bonito, Hiroko Minami)....Pages 111-115 This book documents how nurses have shown their dedication, courage, expertise and compassion in helping communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disastrous events. It aims to inspire and equip nurses and other health professionals to help people in disaster-affected areas and contribute to community resilience. The last decade (2005-2015) has been characterized by a number of overwhelming natural disasters - tropical storms, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis; and threats of emerging infectious diseases - SARS, MERSCoV and Ebola around the world. Countries from the Asia Pacific region, such as Australia, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Nepal, Philippines, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Thailand and Vanuatu, have borne the brunt of the devastation caused by these catastrophic events. Nurses from these countries have stepped in providing emergency care in hospitals and in the field, addressing public health needs in evacuation centers, supporting epidemiologic su rveillance and conducting health education, training and research, to help save lives and support communities build back better