Medical Consequences of Natural Disasters
In spite of all the progress made by modern science and technology in penetrating the mysteries of nature and providing new possibilities for its transformation, we remain largely helpless in the face of such natural phenomena as earthquakes, tsunami, typ
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Medical Consequences of Natural Disasters With 45 Figures and 40 Tables
Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg NewYork Tokyo
Dr. med. Lazar Beinin Rehov Hamorad 8/8 17000 Nazareth/illt, Israel
ISBN-13: 978-3-540-15506-5 e-ISBN-13: 978-3-642-70532-8 DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-70532-8 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data. Beinin, L. (Lazar), 1915-. Medical consequences of natural disasters. Bibliography: p. 1. Natural disastersHygienic aspects. 2. Emergency medical services. 3. Disaster relief. 4. Disaster medicine. I. Title. [DNLM: 1. Disaster Planning. 2. Disasters. 3. Emergencies. 4. Emergency Medical Services. WB 105 B422m] RA645.9.B45 1985 362.1'8 85-8141 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically those of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, broadcasting, reproduction by photocoping machine or similar means, and storage in data banks. Under § 54 of the German Copyright Law where copies are made for other than private use, a fee is payable to "Verwertungsgesellschaft Wort", Munich. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1985
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Preface
In spite of all the progress made by modern science and technology in penetrating the mysteries of nature and providing new possibilities for its transformation, we remain largely helpless in the face of such natural phenomena as earthquakes, tsunami, typhoons, floods, and droughts. Natural disasters occur suddenly, but with periodicity, and man has been confronted by their devastating consequences throughout history. The way people deal with these problems is primarily predetermined: by character, by conditions, and by the social and economic development of society. Industrious efforts to reconstruct nature, and exploitation of her resources, have brought about additional damage, and there is the apparent danger that our interference with the atmosphere and other areas such as climate, soil, and hydrology has initiated devastating processes which may well be irreversible. As a result, the effects of natural disasters, and all the ensuing repercussions, become ever more aggravating. Their scope becomes global, and for the time being we have no effective countermeasures at our disposal with which to fight them. The contemporary world, then, faces the interconnected and interdependent phenomena of ecological crises and natural disasters: the problem of protecting man from the environment, and the concurrent pro
