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A Pattern of Disasters and Victims
Author(s) -
TAYLOR ANTONY J.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
disasters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-7717
pISSN - 0361-3666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7717.1990.tb01074.x
Subject(s) - preparedness , disaster preparedness , psychological intervention , poison control , conceptual model , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , natural disaster , emergency management , engineering , forensic engineering , psychology , environmental planning , medical emergency , political science , geography , computer science , medicine , law , database , psychiatry , meteorology
Two three‐dimensional conceptual models are presented that should help those concerned with disasters and disaster victims to integrate the numerous studies on the topic. The first, concerning disasters, involves matters ecological, technological and social scientific. It covers the elements earth, air, fire, water/liquid, and people. It includes the time dimensions of preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation. The second introduces a six‐fold classification of victims, together with dimensions to cover the methods and kinds of delivery of different interventions that might be made available to help them. The suggestion is that, were the appropriately noted victim model placed within the larger disaster model according to the types of disaster study being examined, there might be useful academic, political, and professional implications.