Assistive Technology to Support Medical Professionals for Disaster Management

Debrina Kusuma Devi; Rika Yuliwulandari; Zulfan Febriawan; Rifda El Mahroos; Hafiz Tareq Abdullah Khan

doi:10.56741/IISTR.jphs.001436

Authors

Debrina Kusuma Devi Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8248-0073
Rika Yuliwulandari
rika.fk@upnjatim.ac.id
Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1682-6280
Zulfan Febriawan Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0154-4691
Rifda El Mahroos Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4449-0160
Hafiz Tareq Abdullah Khan University of West London https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1817-3730

Keywords:

Assistive Technology, Disaster Management, Drugs, Medical Professional, Medicine

Abstract

Medical assistive technology plays a crucial role in enhancing response and recovery efforts during disasters. This technology includes advanced tools and devices designed to support medical professionals in assessing, treating, and managing patients in high-pressure disaster situations. This paper will explore the medical assistive technology to enhance disaster management. This literature review was conducted via searching in databases such as PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and Scopus using keywords such as “technology for disaster management”; “pharmaceutical technology for disaster”; “health information”; “communication and technology”; and “disaster medicine technology, robotic, and IoT for healthcare”. The result showed that several tools and software were developed in many countries such as 3D printing for pharmaceuticals for medication printing, drone technology for delivering medical equipment, drugs, and blood, Emergency Medical Information Systems (EMIS), virtual reality (VR) for disaster medicine training, robotics, and innovative mobile applications like SaveMyLife, mental health applications, and rapid DNA technology for disaster victim identification. Using the Health System Resilience Framework, this study highlights how these technologies strengthen service delivery, workforce capacity, and information systems in emergencies. Despite their benefits, most innovations originate in high-income countries, raising challenges for equitable adoption. Future research should address scalability, local adaptation, and ethical considerations to enhance health system resilience in low-resource settings.

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Author Biographies

Debrina Kusuma Devi, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur

is a lecturer at the Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Jawa Timur, Surabaya, Indonesia. She completed her Bachelor's and Medical Doctor Degrees as well as an Internal Medicine Specialist in the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga Surabaya, Indonesia. Her research interests are internal medicine and disaster medicine. (email: debrina.kusuma.fk@upnjatim.ac.id).

Rika Yuliwulandari, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur

is a professor at the Department of Pharmacology and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Jawa Timur, Surabaya, Indonesia. She completed her Bachelor's and Medical Doctor degrees at the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. Her Master's and Doctoral degrees were obtained from the Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Besides that, she also got a Master's Degree in Disaster Management at Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Her Certificate of Profession and Competency in Family Medicine Specialist and Family-oriented Medical Care Subspecialist were officially issued by Indonesia Family Medicine Collegium. Her main research interests include pharmacology, especially pharmacogenomics, family medicine, and disaster medicine. (email: rika.fk@upnjatim.ac.id).

Zulfan Febriawan, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur

is staff at the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Jawa Timur, Surabaya, Indonesia. He completed his Bachelor’s and Master's degrees in the Faculty of Science and Data Analytics at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember Surabaya, Indonesia. His research interests include Molecular Biology. (email: zulfan.febriawan@staff.upnjatim.ac.id).

Rifda El Mahroos, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur

is a lecturer at the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Jawa Timur, Surabaya, Indonesia. She completed her Bachelor's and Medical Doctor Degrees in the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta. Her Master's Degree was obtained from the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Her research interests include medical physiology. (email: rifdaelmahroos.fk@upnjatim.ac.id).

Hafiz Tareq Abdullah Khan, University of West London

is a professor in Public Health Statistics, University of West London, United Kingdom, and a Professorial Fellow at the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. He is also an Adjunct Professor of the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Jawa Timur, Surabaya, Indonesia. His research interests are Public Health, Demography and Ageing Society, Statistics, and Quantitative Methods. (email: hafiz.khan@uwl.ac.uk).

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