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Emergencies and Disaster; Disaster management to reduce risks;

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 Emergency, Disaster, Risk, Crisis:         Emergency: Any situation that requires an immediate response, Sometimes life or lives can be at risk due to the emergency situation i.e. Road traffic accident, Hard fall, or high impact injuries, drawing and domestic fire e.t.c           Disaster: Disaster can be defined as events that cause serious disruption to the services that are essential for human life or the normal operation of society and frequently result in widespread human and environmental losses         Risk: The ability to harm is called risk         Crisis: A time of intense difficulty or Danger is called a crisis. 1. Emergency:  In any situation that requires an immediate response, Sometimes life or lives can be at risk due to an emergency situation i.e. Road traffic accident, Hard fall, or high impact injuries, drawing and domestic fire e.t.c 2. Types of Eme...