Author/Editor     Groeger, H
Title     The origins of disaster management in rescue services
Translated title     Reševalne službe in viri znanja o ravnanju ob elementarnih nesrečah
Type     članek
Source     In: Zupanič-Slavec Z, editor. Zbornik referatov Medicinski in socialni pogledi na ljubljanski potres 1895. Ob 50-letnici Inštituta za zgodovino medicine in 100-letnici bolnišnice na Zaloški cesti v Ljubljani; 1995 apr 20-21; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Inštitut za zgodovino medicine,
Publication year     1995
Volume     str. 127-34
Language     eng
Abstract     The era of enlightenment saw a change in attitude towards disasters which was manifested in reactions to the earthquake in Lisbon (1755). At the end of the l8th century there was a considerable improvement in the care of wounded soldiers. The paper deliberately focuses on the first aid in elementary disasters but does not exclude events from war. Special significance: The founding of the "International Society of the Red Cross" by Henri Dunant in 1863 (Batle of Solferino). Franco-German war of 1870: The Red Cross Convention made it possible for Theodor Billroth and Jaromir Mundy to achieve some outstanding results, especially in transporting the wounded. When Mundy, an experienced army physician, left the battle field, he dedicated his time to voluntary aid. During the war (1881) the devastating fire at the Vienna Ringtheater prompted Munday to found the Wiener Freiwillige Rettungsgesellschaft. This service and special regulations for disaster management represented an example for many European towns. The major earthquake in Ljubljana (1895) had a strong impact on the life in Ljubljana: the Austrian Society of the Red Cross and the Wiener Freiwillige Rettungsgesellschaft set up shelters for the homeless and cared for the wounded. 1908: First International Congress of Ambulance Services dealing with the topic of aid in the cases of disaster: Result: The Second International Congress took heed of past experiences. Founding of an International Centre of Disaster Aid in Vienna. Positive development at the beginning of 20th century was stopped by the autbreak of World War I due to hitherto unknown dimensions of disasters requiring new approaches.
Descriptors     NATURAL DISASTERS
WAR
RED CROSS
FIRST AID