Noji E K
Disaster Assessment and Epidemiology Section, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724.
J Trop Med Hyg. 1993 Dec;96(6):370-6.
This paper is a summary of the data for describing the distribution of injuries among people affected by tropical cyclones that have occurred during the past 20 years. The most striking feature of the data gathered from a review of the epidemiologic literature on tropical cyclones is its lack of uniformity. The absence of an international classification and coding scheme for recording injuries sustained in cyclones also makes planning medical assistance difficult following future cyclones and hurricanes. We propose here a simple injury classification scheme comprising three components for categorizing injury data. Such a standardized disaster injury classification scheme, coupled with other types of information about injuries, will greatly aid relief officials in efficiently matching available resources to needs, in effectively managing health relief operations, and in developing strategies to prevent future cyclone-related morbidity and mortality.
本文是对过去20年发生的热带气旋影响人群中损伤分布数据的总结。从热带气旋流行病学文献综述中收集的数据最显著的特点是缺乏一致性。缺乏用于记录气旋中受伤情况的国际分类和编码方案，也使得在未来气旋和飓风过后规划医疗援助变得困难。我们在此提出一个简单的损伤分类方案，该方案由三个部分组成，用于对损伤数据进行分类。这样一个标准化的灾害损伤分类方案，再加上其他有关损伤的信息类型，将极大地帮助救援官员有效地将可用资源与需求相匹配，有效地管理卫生救援行动，并制定预防未来与气旋相关的发病和死亡的策略。
