Over 30 Miners Trapped after Chilean Copper Mine Collapses Communication Release

Problems resulting from disasters linger for quite some time after the acute phase in a disaster and victims may have issues arise that they were not aware of initially. Community health nurses are often a primary point of contact for many of these situations and must be prepared for various problems. Sometimes, they are called on to simply reassure the victim that they are not alone in the situation and that help will continue to come. When a nurse allows a victim to discuss their concerns, the nurse can quickly expedite referrals to the appropriate area if it is out of their scope of practice. Occasionally, just having the validation and reassurance from a professional instills hope that things will get better soon. In the situation where the

They had to request for mutual aid from the encompassing jurisdictions for any apparatus and ambulances available. The end result was a combination of 583 fire, EMS, and police personnel including 57 ambulances (BLS & ALS) and two buses for transportation and shelter.

I will do everything in my power to bring these miners to safety and do so at whatever cost it takes and contact any resource that is out there to help bring them to safety. I will leave you know to get back to developing a plan to bring our miners home but want to provide you with grief counselors to aid you in this horrific tragedy that we have be faced with.

Vicki’s co-workers credit her with being helpful and knowledgeable. Vick’s co-workers are able to count on her to talk through a difficult situation with a Client. Working on the Crisis Line can be a challenging because calls are unpredictable. Crisis Line staff work closely together to help clients who are in crisis situations. However, there is not a set formula that works for every client who calls. Vicki is able to problem solve to develop the best course of action to help clients who are dealing with a crisis. Vicki is also able to be supportive to her co-workers during a crisis situation with a client to work together to determine the appropriate intervention.

Face-to-face communication is how firefighters knew where to go to save more people. Captain Alexander Whitaker states that most firefighters often still used radios instead of face-to-face communication as they put more trust in technology. At times, some radio communication was able to function properly and worked well during the attack. Not always did it happen though, medical staff often used radios to set up portable clinics for survivors coming out of the buildings in waves. Some communication was handled well through radio systems.

The types of communication measures used are; ways on how to cope with events that are traumatizing, resources to aid in coping with events that are traumatizing (Shultz, 2013). The procedures given to victims included the following; the first one was that strong feelings were expected of them due to the event. The next is giving advice to the victims on how to connect with family and friends after such events. Again one is expected to take great care of themselves and each other. One is also supposed to know, when exactly to get help and how help should be found. The information disseminated in the event of that traumatic incidence involved the many things. Tips for any survivors concerning stress management. Tips on what was expected from personal, family and financial cases. Tips for talking to children and the youth after a case of a traumatic event, and how to solve grief

The city of Potosi, which is now modern day Bolivia, was once a vast mining town located in the Andean highlands in the mid 1500’s. This town was the world’s leading producer of silver; the mountain contained enormous amounts of silver that then created many opportunities for many different people all around the world. The population of Potosi at this time was around 160,000 large enough that it was comparing to that of cities like London and Amsterdam. This great mountain supplied many people with all sorts of different jobs. This was a very dangerous and fatal job for the people and many ended up dead or injured from working in the mines. “Once inside, they spend the whole week in there without emerging, working with tallow candle. They are in great danger inside there, for one very small stone that falls injures or kills anyone is strikes. If 20 healthy Indians enter on Monday, half may emerge crippled on Saturday” (Strayer614). Mining in this mountain was very risky and you never knew if you would survive the day or make it out of mine safely.

In his book “Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free,” Hector Tobar recounts the story of 33 miners who spent 69 days trapped more than 2000 feet underground in the Chile’s San Jose mines following the collapse of the mine in 2010. According to Tobar (2015), the disaster began on a day shift around noon when miners working deep inside the mountain excavating minerals started feeling vibrations. A sudden massive explosion then followed and the passageways of the mines filled with dust clouds. Upon settling of the dust, the men discovered that the source of the explosion was a single stone that had broken off from the rest of the mountain and caused a chain reaction leading to

The San Jose mine collapse in Chile can be viewed as a good example of public relations in the face of a crisis (Yaxley, 2010). What began as a local story of a financially challenged mining company that experienced a mine collapse quickly became an international recovery effort. This story had a happy ending. It could not have but throughout the crisis the Chilean government was transparent with the trapped miners, their families, the Chilean citizens, and the world.

The changes resulting because of the disaster are numerous. It is foolish to even begin to imagine what the families of the miners are experiencing. Then there is the Greymouth

Today’s technology has enabled communication to various parts of the world a 24-hour service, which means that, in any emergency response circumstance, there will always be a continuous claim for information (Haddow & Haddow, 2013).

Every time one of these miners go to work they have to worry about numerous problems and one of the biggest ones is the ones they can't even control. Unfortunately, these miners are affected by minor changes in the tin market, these miners must watch the tin prices since if they drop they might lose their bonuses or even their jobs. I believe this is astonishing since you would believe this incredibly dangerous and demanding job would pay higher prices since its extremely dangerous andd numerous Bolivians die, become maimed, or are infected by breathing in dust

I strongly believe that people should be educated about the December, 1907 3,000 coal mining deaths. In 2001 there were 42 coal mining deaths. All these deaths meant wives loosing husbands and sons. These deaths cause the lost of the bread winners in many house-holds; which, would later add to poverty and single parents.

Communication related to the reaction of the IED’s include communicating with those in the vehicle, to check for injuries. If there were injuries we formed a perimeter, secured the area, and called for medical evacuation. If there were no injuries, we established if the vehicle was okay to drive, checked with the others in the convoy for injuries and disabled vehicles. My job was ensuring the safety of our people, and those we were transporting to their destination. Our mission was to keep them out of harm’s way, not to engage, but to keep moving. We only stopped

This report outlines the current crisis situation and provides a range of crisis communication strategies and methodologies that are suggested for use immediately.