Instruction Color: Positive RCT/Empirical Evidence

Demographic characteristics of exposed children and families (sleep, sex, education, loss, prior exposure to trauma, any pre-existing psy diagnosis, family situation, extensive response, special needs)

Goals:

(A) identify immediate needs during disasters, providing critical information to emergency organizations and first responders;

(B) support crisis management and information dissemination via real-time sharing of first-hand accounts;

(C) photo sharing or location check-ins help maintain communication between family members and friends;

(D) should be used in conjunction with traditional media to distribute information;

(E) facilitate collective coping and mutual help (Mash, Fullerton, Ursano, 2020).

Goals:

(A) identify immediate needs during disasters, providing critical information to emergency organizations and first responders;

(B)  support crisis management and information dissemination via real-time sharing of first-hand accounts;

(C) photo sharing or location check-ins help maintain communication between family members and friends;

(D) should be used in conjunction with traditional media to distribute information;

(E) facilitate collective coping and mutual help (Mash, Fullerton, Ursano, 2020).

Strategies to assure physical safety including health, according to the needs (Medical care and nutrition), reduce additional stressors

Sleep hygiene

Goals:

(A) identify immediate needs during disasters, providing critical information to emergency organizations and first responders;

(B) support crisis management and information dissemination via real-time sharing of first-hand accounts;

(C) photo sharing or location check-ins help maintain communication between family members and friends;

(D) should be used in conjunction with traditional media to distribute information;

(E) facilitate collective coping and mutual help (Mash, Fullerton, Ursano, 2020).

Activate chain of command structure, including responsibilities regarding

a) communication, media;

b) who is in charge and what is he/she is in charge of;

c) logistics, basic needs, shelter, means of communication (cell phone, etc.);

d) resources (food, medical supply, communication resources, etc.);

e) home security/internal affairs, etc.

Assess relevant risk factors of exposed population (e.g. sleep, sex, age, education, loss, type of trauma, previous exposure to trauma, any pre-existing comorbidity, extreeme response, dissociation).

Continue the target team activity that will deal with

1) ED, to provide orientation support, basic needs, connect with significant others;

2) coordinate and monitor NGO activity.

Reunification with family. Locate source of Support (communication with significant others) (Ozer, 2003).