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Nepal earthquake is a disaster that happened in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia on 25th April 2015.The disaster killed more than 6300 people and left many injured (BBC News, 2015).

The disaster left more than 6,000 dead, and several could not be accounted for. According to the police reports, more than 14,000 people suffered serious injuries. People are living in deplorable conditions as they lack materials and equipment such as tents and medical supplies.

As the chair of the medical team preparing for the rescue mission in Nepal, we need to be integrated into the disaster management structure in Nepal. This is because integration is very important for our safety, effectiveness, politics, victims’ care, and evaluation. Integration will also enable us to obtain vital logistical support, for example, transport (Grimes, 1999). The team will need to be prepared medically by having protective gear and gloves to protect ourselves from any exposed danger, for example, when handling a wounded person. Protective devices, therefore, will protect the rescuers from various infections such as HIV/AIDS.

The team needs training on how to recover a live victim in a manner that maximizes oIDs of full recovery to his pre-entrapment status. This will ensure that the victim recovers very fast. Since the survivors are in desperate situations, the team will include counselors to offer free guidance and counseling to the traumatized survivors as Ummenhofer, Pargger, Boenicke & Scheidegger (1995) assert. .

This team will provide good care for the task force personnel as well as the victims. This will be done by providing food and water for soldiers who have volunteered to form a human chain and to remove debricks, bricks and any overlying materials. Enough food will give them much energy to keep going with the job since food and water are essential basic needs for both the rescue team and the survivors. The injured people will also need medical support in terms of free medicine and free treatment as asserted by Peleg & Kellermann (2012). The injured people will require effective medicine to treat their wounds, this shows that we have to carry enough qualified doctors who will as well carry on operations effectively.

Nepal communities need to be assisted with helicopters for rescue purpose, as they have shortage of helicopters; therefore, we need to collaborate with the other rescue teams such as the Red Cross to get enough helicopters, as the Nepal government is appealing to other countries for more aircraft (BurkeI and Rauniyar, 2015). These helicopters should go hand in hand with a well-trained air rescue, provided with most effective training.

The other materials we need to priories in our budget plan are enough bandages, oxygen, and a well-equipped first aid kit to ensure the effectiveness of the mission.

As we prepare to go Nepal, we need to be self-supporting people, as we need to optimize our effectiveness. We need to know the amount of money that will be needed for this operation as well as the organizations that are supporting this operation. The team also needs to know that their safety is very important; therefore, they will have to carry their tents for self-safety.

In conclusion, there is the need for the medical team to prepare well for the mission to avoid exposing the victims to danger. The main items required for the mission are food, medical supplies, protective gear, respiratory aids such as oxygen, and bandages. The team needs to have a well-equipped first aid kit for the mission to be successful. Cooperation with the other rescue teams, the government, and humanitarian groups such as the Red Cross.

References

BBC News,. (2015). Nepal quake: Towns near epicentre ‘devastated’ – Red Cross – BBC News. Retrieved 2 May 2015, from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32543518

BurkeI and Rauniyar, J. (2015). Nepal earthquake death toll exceeds 6,000 with thousands unaccounted for. The Gurdian. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/01/nepal-earthquake-death-toll-passes-6000-with-thousands-still-missing

Peleg, K., & Kellermann, A. L. (2012). Medical relief after earthquakes: It’s time for a new paradigm. Annals of emergency medicine, 59(3), 188-190.

Grimes, K. (1999). The use of community emergency response teams after a disaster. National Fire Academy.

Ummenhofer, W., Pargger, H., Boenicke, U., & Scheidegger, D. (1995). Extrication and Immobilization of the Severe Trauma Victim: How It Is Done. In The Integrated Approach to Trauma Care (pp. 25-39). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.