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The Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake and Tsunami of 2004: The Hazards, Events, and Damage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Patrice A. Kohl ,
Ann P. O'Rourke ,
Dana L. Schmidman ,
Wendy A. Dopkin  and
Marvin L. Birnbaum
Patrice A. Kohl
Affiliation:
Editorial Staff of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Ann P. O'Rourke
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Dana L. Schmidman
Affiliation:
Editorial Staff of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Wendy A. Dopkin
Affiliation:
Editorial Staff of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Marvin L. Birnbaum
Affiliation:
Editorial Staff of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Abstract

The Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake and subsequent Asian Tsunami of 26 December 2004 affected multiple countries in the Indian Ocean and beyond, creating disasters of a scale unprecedented in recorded history. Using the Conceptual Framework and terminology described in the Disaster Health Management: Guidelines for Evaluation and Research in the Utstein Style, the hazard, events, and damage associated with the Earthquake and Tsunami are described. Many gaps in the available information regarding this event are present. Standardized indicators and reporting criteria are necessary for research on future disasters and the development of best practice standards internationally.

Keywords

Asian TsunamidamagedisastereventhazardSumatra-Andaman EarthquakeUtstein framework
Type
Special Report
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 20 , Issue 6 , December 2005 , pp. 355 - 363
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2005

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