Natural Disasters and Medical Help

Natural disasters are caused by natural forces and manifest as earthquakes, fires, floods, droughts, avalanches, storms, landslides, hurricane winds, volcanic eruptions, etc. One of the common characteristics of natural threats related to most of them is the suddenness of their occurrence, though through scientific advances and modern technology, can be already predicted the occurrence of some of the natural disasters by place and time. The term catastrophe signifies a state of disruption to daily routine with an emphasis on great human victims and enormous material damage.

Keywords: Natural Disaster, Disaster Medicine, Medical Professionals, Firefighters.