Hello my dear Steemians,
Today I wanted to write my thoughts for this interesting contest running by @afzalqamar and if you want to learn more here is the link:
https://steemit.com/healthy-steem/@afzalqamar/contest-alert-health-safety-during-war
How can families and individuals safeguard their health during wars?
During the war there is danger not only for soldiers who fight but also to normal ordinary people living in war area. Let’s start with simple stuff:
there is no clean water to drink, as water supply will be interrupted. That means people could suffer from dehydration but also people will be drinking “dirty” water that could potentially have any source of infection. Also, such time people could drink just rain water, that also could contain bacteria and could diarrhoea and vomiting problem
food is another stuff that people will have lack of, no food no energy for our body and for our children, that could cause malnutrition and body can suffer from it
mental health that people could suffer from all the stress, anxiety of being killed and also for the life of our children and parents. People may develop post-traumatic stress syndrome
understandably there will be injuries and without medical supply and professional specialists many lives could be lost
If it is possible to leave the area of war, that is the most appropriate to collect only necessary stuff like documents, warm clothes and some money and leave place as soon as possible. Often we need a first aid kit that will give us an opportunity of help yourself when we need till the professional help is arrived. The rest of other simple advises are again simple stuff, like do what is advised by military staff, follow them. Do not drink dirty water and do not try yourself to enter a territory of enemy.
The role of health workers are both physical help for those who are injured, treating their wounds, giving a first aid and delivery or evacuation to nearest hospital for final treatment. A lot of work needs to be done psychologically such as reassurance and moral support of people. Sometimes to listen and to give simple advise, just to be there is important. The humanitarian id is important to provide necessary stuff for people who were not able to leave the area of war such as: provide with clean water, essential food. There will be some people who could cook food at the place with those stuff that is delivered by humanitarian aid. Also to provide people with tents and warm clothes.
It is important to know how the help is distributed in war time and where it is located. Usually the place will be away from front because otherwise it is a danger of being destroyed on the first attack. The mobile hospitals will be located more in safe area and transport such as mobile first aid vans will be there to transport injured people to such points. It is important for civil people to know where they can reach help and what kind of, such helpful information source like radio that is easy to use should be use for getting information.
I am inviting following users for contest: @rumanaafroz, @monz122, @uzma4882
