Nødsituation

Se Wiktionarys definition på ordet:

En nødsituation, et nødstilfælde eller nødsfald er en presserende, uventet og normalt farlig situation, der udgør en umiddelbar risiko for helbred, liv, ejendom eller miljø - for en aktør (fx et individ, virksomhed eller stat) - og kræver øjeblikkelig handling.

De fleste nødsituationer kræver øjeblikkelig intervention for at forhindre en forværring af situationen. Afbødning er i nogle situationer den eneste mulighed - og myndighederne kan i disse tilfælde kun tilbyde palliativ pleje af eftervirkningerne.

Mens nogle nødsituationer er selvindlysende (såsom en naturkatastrofe, der truer mange liv), kræver mange mindre hændelser, at en observatør (eller berørt part) afgør, om den kvalificerer som en nødsituation. Den præcise definition af en nødsituation, de involverede myndigheder og de anvendte procedurer varierer fra jurisdiktion til jurisdiktion, og dette fastsættes normalt af regeringen, hvis myndigheder (redningstjenester) er ansvarlige for beredskabsplanlægning og beredskabshåndtering.

Se også

Referencer

  1. ↑ ordnet.dk: nødsituation, backup
  2. ↑ ordnet.dk: nødstilfælde, backup
  3. 1 2 "UK Government Advice on Definition of an Emergency" (PDF). Arkiveret fra originalen den 2007-06-06. Hentet 2007-05-30.{{cite web}}: CS1-vedligeholdelse: Uegnet url (link) Citat: "...
    The definition of emergency in the Act focuses on the consequences of emergencies. It defines an emergency as:
    * an event or situation which threatens serious damage to human welfare;
    * an event or situation which threatens serious damage to the environment; or
    * war, or terrorism, which threatens serious damage to security.
    ...The Act introduces a range of other new features, mostly designed to ensure emergency powers cannot be misused and can be used in a more targeted and proportionate manner. The centre piece of these is the “triple lock”, which ensures emergency powers will only be available if:
    * an emergency that threatens serious damage to human welfare, the environment or security has occurred, is occurring or is about to occur;
    * it is necessary to make provision urgently in order to resolve the emergency as existing powers are insufficient and it is not possible to bring forward a Bill in the usual way because of the need to act urgently; and
    * emergency regulations must be proportionate to the aspect or effect of the emergency they are directed at.
    ..."
  4. 1 2 "emergency". LII / Legal Information Institute (engelsk). Arkiveret fra originalen den 9. august 2024. Hentet 2023-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1-vedligeholdelse: BOT: original-url status ukendt (link), Citat: "...An emergency is an urgent, sudden, and serious event or an unforeseen change in circumstances that necessitates immediate action to remedy harm or avert imminent danger to life, health, or property; an exigency..."