. Sadegh Ahmadi Mazhin; . Mehrdad Farrokhi; . Mehdi Noroozi; . Juliet Roudini; . Seyed Ali Hosseini; . Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh; . Pirhossein Kolivand; . Hamidreza Khankeh
Volume 11, Issue 10 , November 2021, , Pages 1-7
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Nowadays, emergencies and disasters are considered one of the biggest problemsin human life. To reduce the risk of emergencies and disasters, governments must develop strategiesand ...
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BACKGROUND: Nowadays, emergencies and disasters are considered one of the biggest problemsin human life. To reduce the risk of emergencies and disasters, governments must develop strategiesand policies using evidence‑based methods. Disaster databases are the main source and tool forstoring and managing a wide range of data in this field. This study was conducted with the aim ofexploring the necessary criteria and components of the emergency and disasters database in Iran.MARTIALS AND METHODS: This qualitative study was performed using content analysis in which 18managers and experts with experience in registering, documenting, or responding to emergencies anddisasters were selected through purposive sampling. Data collection was done using semi‑structuredinterviews that continued until saturation. Data were analyzed by means of qualitative content analysisrecommended by Landman and Graneheim.RESULTS: In total, three main concepts concerning the necessary criteria and components of thedatabase of natural and artificial emergencies and disasters in Iran were explored. The main conceptsinclude information resources, information evaluation, and information management. Subconceptsinclude data collection, information transfer, access to information, information validation, disasterleveling, information registering, information storage and retrieval, information analysis, andinformation dissemination.CONCLUSION: The experience of the participants showed that there are many challenges in thefield of monitoring and gathering information about injuries and damages caused by emergenciesand disasters in the country. The knowledge obtained from this study can be used to create anddevelop a database of emergencies and disasters in Iran. It will also provide insights for healthcarepolicymakers and managers in future planning areas to more effectively address identified challengesin preventing and responding to disasters at both regional and national levels.
