disasters - CISMeF

Preferred Label : disasters;

MeSH definition : Calamities producing great damage, loss of life, and distress. They include results of natural phenomena and man-made phenomena. Normal conditions of existence are disrupted and the level of impact exceeds the capacity of the hazard-affected community.;

CISMeF synonym : disaster;

DeCS synonym : PICE; Potential Injury Creating Events;

MeSH annotation : coordinate with specific event causing the disaster; specify geographic location;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster;

Details

Origin ID

D004190;

UMLS CUI

C0012618;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- prevention and control [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Cataclysm (physical force) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Catastrophization (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Disasters [DeCS]
- Disasters [HPMULTI term]
- Disasters [UNESCO concept]
- Disasters [IAB term]
- Exposure to disaster, war or other hostilities [ICD-11 Category]
- Natural Disaster [ICNP subject]
- Natural Disasters [DeCS]
- biodefense and bioterrorism [MedlinePlus Topic]
- cataclysm, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- chemical emergencies [MedlinePlus Topic]
- disasters [MedlinePlus Group]
- earthquakes [MedlinePlus Topic]
- floods [MedlinePlus Topic]
- hurricanes [MedlinePlus Topic]
- radiation emergencies [MedlinePlus Topic]
- tornadoes [MedlinePlus Topic]
- tsunamis [MedlinePlus Topic]
- volcanoes [MedlinePlus Topic]
- wildfires [MedlinePlus Topic]
- winter weather emergencies [MedlinePlus Topic]
MedlinePlus topic(s)
- biodefense and bioterrorism [MedlinePlus Topic]
- chemical emergencies [MedlinePlus Topic]
- coping with disasters [MedlinePlus Topic]
- disaster preparation and recovery [MedlinePlus Topic]
- earthquakes [MedlinePlus Topic]
- floods [MedlinePlus Topic]
- hurricanes [MedlinePlus Topic]
- radiation emergencies [MedlinePlus Topic]
- tornadoes [MedlinePlus Topic]
- tsunamis [MedlinePlus Topic]
- volcanoes [MedlinePlus Topic]
- wildfires [MedlinePlus Topic]
- winter weather emergencies [MedlinePlus Topic]
Metaterm(s)
- emergency medicine [CISMeF Metaterm]
Record concept(s)
- disasters [MeSH concept]
See also
- Disaster Emergencies [DeCS]
- Disaster Legislation [DeCS]
- Disaster Sanitation [DeCS]
- Risk Zone [DeCS]
- Vulnerability Analysis [DeCS]
- chernobyl nuclear accident [MeSH Descriptor]
- relief work [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- Medical Missions [MeSH Descriptor]
- disaster medicine [MeSH Descriptor]
- disaster victims [MeSH Descriptor]
- emergency responders [MeSH Descriptor]
- humanitarian medicine [CISMeF Metaterm]
Semantic type(s)
- Phenomenon or Process [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- disasters [MedlinePlus Group]

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