Abstract
Bakgrunn: Utgangspunktet for denne oppgaven var egne erfaringer med å møte pårørende i krisesituasjoner, som medisinstudent og som hundefører i Norske Redningshunder. Etter hvert som jeg satte meg inn i fagfeltet ble jeg mer nysgjerrig på katastrofer i et større perspektiv og hvordan pårørende blir ivaretatt av samfunnet.
Metode: Oppgaven baser seg på flere fagbøker innen katastrofepsykiatri, krisehåndtering og mediene, i tillegg til flere artikler, stortingsmeldinger, lovverk og offentlige utredninger. Det er søkt etter litteratur i flere databaser, som PsycInfo, artiklene som er funnet er enten retrospektive eller kohortstudier, det finnes ingen RCT-studier om dette emnet.
Resultat: Denne litteraturoppgaven beskriver pårørendeomsorg i forhold til psykisk førstehjelp og sorgprosesser, krise- og beredskaphåndtering i Norge og medias rolle ved katastrofer.
This paper discusses different aspects of the next-of-kin care in Norway after major large-scale disasters and accidents.
A systematic approach and best practices of next-of-kin care has emerged and been developed over time. The primary target of next-of-kin care is to prevent psychopathology in the long term, and to offer comfort and assistance in the short term. This paper examines the psychological consequences and best practice of acute psychological first aid as well as the grief process.
In addition, how crisis management in Norway works is presented and described with an emphasis on the formal chain of command and responsibility between the centralized national government, police voluntary organizations, and other required agencies.
This paper also addresses how the allocation and initialization of call centers, temporary information/service centers, and the municipal crisis-team are engaged in the event of a major incident. How the media is covering a crisis and their policies for the protection of the next-of-kin is then outlined.
The recent terror attack against Norway on July 22nd, 2011 is not covered in this paper as the formal evaluation or scientific analysis has not yet been conducted. The material for this paper is based upon literature from disaster-psychiatry, the Police, relevant articles and information released from the government.