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Evaluation of an International Disaster Relief Team After Participation in an ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Exercise

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2016

Jeong IL Lee Open the ORCID record for Jeong IL Lee [Opens in a new window] ,
Kang Hyun Lee Open the ORCID record for Kang Hyun Lee [Opens in a new window] ,
Oh Hyun Kim Open the ORCID record for Oh Hyun Kim [Opens in a new window] ,
Yong Sung Cha Open the ORCID record for Yong Sung Cha [Opens in a new window] ,
Sung Oh Hwang Open the ORCID record for Sung Oh Hwang [Opens in a new window] ,
Hyun Kim Open the ORCID record for Hyun Kim [Opens in a new window]  and
Kyung Chul Cha
Jeong IL Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
Kang Hyun Lee*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
Oh Hyun Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
Yong Sung Cha
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
Sung Oh Hwang
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
Hyun Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
Kyung Chul Cha
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to Prof Kang Hyun Lee, MD, PhD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, 162, Ilsan-dong, Wonju, 220-701, Republic of Korea (e-mail: [email protected]).
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Abstract

Objective

Devastating disasters around the world directly contribute to significant increases in human mortality and economic costs. The objective of this study was to examine the current state of the Korea Disaster Relief Team that participated in an international training module.

Methods

The whole training period was videotaped in order to observe and evaluate the respondents. The survey was carried out after completion of the 3-day training, and the scores were reported by use of a 5-point Likert scale.

Results

A total of 43 respondents were interviewed for the survey, and the results showed that the overall preparedness score for international disasters was 3.4±1.6 (mean±SD). The awareness of the Incident Command System for international disasters was shown to be low (3.5±1.1). Higher scores were given to personnel who took on leadership roles in the team and who answered “I knew my duty” (4.4±0.6) in the survey, as well as to the training participants who answered “I clearly knew my duty” (4.5±0.5).

Conclusion

The preparedness level of the Korea Disaster Relief Team was shown to be insufficient, whereas understanding of the roles of leaders and training participants in the rescue team was found to be high. It is assumed that the preparedness level for disaster relief must be improved through continued training. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2016;1–5)

Keywords

disasterincident responsedisaster relief teamrescue
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 10 , Issue 5 , October 2016 , pp. 734 - 738
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2016 

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