Remote areas are connected with health infrastructure through a range of sub centres, primary health centres, community health centres and district hospitals. These areas though distant and far-flung, receive the benefits owing to the health network existing. No doubt, these areas face difficulties and limitations pertaining to limited availability of resources – human, technical, material, communication and transport. However, with better planning, coordination, involvement of various agencies and public organisations, and participation of village level bodies and communities, medical response for these areas can be made effective.

Medical response for remote areas has two phases:

First Phase — in this phase medical response is putting local resources at the disaster site immediately. Trained manpower has to be sent to undertake survey of the area, conduct triage, and transport the affected. Those requiring immediate treatment are immediately transported or cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is administered.

Second Phase — this phase is more definitive as it involves providing specialist medical care through medicos and para medicos, treating casualties, and evacuating them for treatment. Sometimes, this may also require resources from other states as well.

Response plan for remote areas follows a similar pattern as in other regions. For remote areas, it is the district administration, which is solely responsible along with