(Specialized) Technical and medical reconnaissance of disaster–affected areas
Absztrakt :
Following a disaster in the affected area secondary impacts also prevail besides
primary ones. It is important to know these impacts because rescue operations
should be based on them. The implementation of the activities with the aim of managing the consequences is commanded and controlled by the onsite commander
in all cases. As a leader, he makes decisions based on assessment. This method is
appropriate if it is built on the reconnaissance information and data of the affected
zone. Depending on the features of disasters, the most frequent reconnaissance
methods of the disaster area are the technical and medical reconnaissance. In this
article, the authors review the purposes, functions and correlations of these scopes
of tasks with the decisions of the onsite commander. On the other hand, they systematize the types of technical reconnaissance and the applicable reconnaissance
methods and tools. Furthermore, they examine the main tasks, requirements and
elements of medical reconnaissance.