Question

Watch the "Diary of Medical Mission Trip" videos dealing with the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Reflect on this natural disaster by answering the following questions:

1. Propose one example of a nursing intervention related to the disaster from each of the following levels: primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary prevention. Provide innovative examples that have not been discussed by previous students.
2. Under which phase of the disaster do the three proposed interventions fall? Explain why you chose that phase.
3. With what people or agencies would you work in facilitating the proposed interventions and why?

Answer 1

Nursing intervention related to the disaster in Haiti:

Primary intervention:

Primary prevention is the preparedness of necessary resources readily available in the disaster area priorly. Immunizations should also be readily available for the prevention of some of the diseases such as mumps, measles, hepatitis, and rubella. Measures were taken for proper disposal of waste and sanitation practices. For example, the Emergency shelter can be arranged in order to avoid overcrowding and related disease such as diarrheal disease.

Secondary prevention

The goal of this prevention is to reduce the effect due to disaster. In this phase, arrangements of responders, rescue team for the safe evacuation of people during the disaster. security operations are arranged properly, and the proper planning and arrangements are placed for the transportation of victims to the emergency department. For example, providing health coping strategies for victims during trauma and emotionally support them.

Tertiary Prevention:

The goal of this prevention is to meet the long term needs of the individual and the community. It is the implementation of rehabilitation therapy, group therapy, family therapy, and pharmacotherapy to foster faster healing on the individuals and groups. for example, parenting program to support their children and to manage their stress responses.

Primary prevention is taking place during the mitigation phase because to reduce the efforts of disaster. Secondary prevention takes place in the preparedness phase because appropriate measures are taken to face the difficulties during this phase. Tertiary prevention takes place in recovery phase because in this phase efforts are taken to manage the long term effects of the disaster.

Centers for disease control and prevention, Red cross society, Federal Emergency management society, private charities, and other organizations works in collaboration in order to apply the necessary intervention during each phase of the disaster management.