title: [The role of medical services in combating disasters].
abstract: Natural and man-made disasters are an ever present threat, particularly in densely populated cities. Doctors, and other people who provide medical care, plead for comprehensive action plans to ensure survival in cases of disaster. Diaster medicine represents a new, multidisciplinary and comprehensive approach. To combat disasters, however, requires knowledge of, and participation by, many disciplines within and outside the field of medicine. Guidelines, to initiate a comprehensive and coordinated anti-disaster programme, are presented. The purpose is to ensure that all resources are used with maximum effect and that all stumbling blocks to efficiency are removed.
mesh_terms: D002959:Civil Defense; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004190:Disasters; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006761:Hospitals; D008503:Medical Staff; D013019:South Africa
vernacular_title: Die Aandeel van Geneeskundige Dienste in Rampbestryding.