Bradt David A, Abraham Ken, Franks Rodney
Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Hobart Private Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Emerg Med (Fremantle). 2003 Jun;15(3):271-82. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-2026.2003.00445.x.
Disaster epidemiology reveals epidemic increases in incidence of disasters. Rare disasters with catastrophic consequences also threaten modern populations. This paper profiles natural disasters, transportation incidents, emerging infectious diseases, complex disasters and terrorism for their historical and future potential impact on Australasia. Emergency physicians are in a position to assume leadership roles within the disaster management community in Australasia. The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine is in a position to lead medical specialty advances in disaster medicine in Australasia. To optimize its impact in disaster medicine, the specialty and its College have opportunities for advances in key areas of College administration, intra and interinstitutional representation, disaster preparedness and planning, disaster relief operations, education and training programs, applied clinical research, and faculty development.
灾害流行病学显示灾害发生率呈流行趋势上升。具有灾难性后果的罕见灾害也威胁着现代人群。本文概述了自然灾害、交通事件、新发传染病、复杂灾害和恐怖主义对澳大拉西亚地区的历史及未来潜在影响。急诊医生有能力在澳大拉西亚地区的灾害管理领域发挥领导作用。澳大拉西亚急诊医学学院有能力引领澳大拉西亚地区灾害医学专业的发展。为了在灾害医学领域发挥最大影响力，该专业及其学院在学院管理、机构内部及机构间代表权、灾害准备与规划、救灾行动、教育与培训项目、应用临床研究以及师资发展等关键领域有进一步发展的机会。
