Suner Selim
Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Disaster Medicine and Emergency Preparedness, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, USA.
Turk J Emerg Med. 2016 Mar 9;15(Suppl 1):1-4. doi: 10.5505/1304.7361.2015.69376. eCollection 2015 Oct.
Erik Noji, mentioned, tongue in cheek, Noah as the first disaster manager during a lecture in 2005. The canonical description of "The Genesis Flood" does describe Noah as a master planner and executer of an evacuation of biblical proportions. After gaining knowledge of a potential catastrophic disaster he planned and executed an evacuation to mitigate the effects of the "Genesis Flood" by building the Ark and organizing a mass exodus. He had to plan for food, water, shelter, medical care, waste disposal and other needs of all the evacuees. Throughout history, management of large disasters was conducted by the military. Indeed, the military still plays a large role in disaster response in many countries, particularly if the response is overseas and prolonged. The histories of emergency preparedness, disaster management and disaster medicine have coevolved and are inextricably intertwined. While disaster management in one form or another existed as long as people started living together in communities, the development of disaster medicine took off with the emergence of modern medicine. Similar to disaster management, disaster medicine also has roots in military organizations.
埃里克·野地在2005年的一次讲座中半开玩笑地提到，诺亚是首位灾难管理者。《创世纪大洪水》的经典描述确实将诺亚刻画成了一位圣经级别的疏散行动的总体规划者和执行者。在得知一场潜在的灾难性灾难后，他通过建造方舟并组织大规模撤离，规划并执行了一次疏散行动，以减轻“创世纪大洪水”的影响。他必须为所有撤离者的食物、水、住所、医疗护理、废物处理及其他需求做好规划。纵观历史，大型灾难的管理工作一直由军队负责。事实上，在许多国家，军队在灾难应对中仍发挥着重要作用，尤其是在海外且持续时间较长的应对行动中。应急准备、灾难管理和灾难医学的历史是共同发展且紧密交织的。虽然只要人们开始在社区中共同生活，某种形式的灾难管理就已存在，但灾难医学是随着现代医学的出现而蓬勃发展的。与灾难管理类似，灾难医学也起源于军事组织。
