Emergency Management in schools

• Type: Summary of Presentation in an International Conference
• Date: 2010

Authors

Rui Cruz (Author) FEUP; João Santos Baptista (Author) FEUP; Miguel Tato Diogo (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Afirmas as Ciências Cindínicas - Reequacionar o Conhecimento dos Riscos e das Catástrofes

Pages: 77-77

II Congresso Internacional de Riscos - VI Encontro Nacional de Riscos

Coimbra, 22 e 23 de Maio de 2010

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Other engineering and technologies

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Technology > Safety technology

Other information

Abstract (EN): Emergency situations happen to any institution in any field of activity. Thus, the result of the answer to a sporadic and unexpected situation can drive to the chaos or to a self-defeating less thought intervention. In these circumstances, when the specialized teams arrive, avoidable situations can either be happening or already caused damage. In this paper an approach is presented, to the intervention process in case of emergency, intentionally facilitative. The goal is to support the decision between the moment of the declaration of the emergency and the arrival of the help teams. For such purpose it is placed to discussion a set of protocols, designed to school environment, in response to several different natural-risk scenarios. This approach is intended to non-professionals, responsible in these organizations for the preparedness to emergency. Action procedures are presented for the following situations of natural-risk: Cold spells, Extraordinary snowfall, Heat waves, Large forest fires and Earthquakes.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific