Issues, considerations and recommendations on emergency preparedness for vulnerable population groups.

Abstract:

:The Workshop on Emergency Preparedness for Vulnerable Population Groups was held on 2 and 3 March 2009 in Ottawa, ON, Canada. The purpose of the workshop was to enhance communications within the emergency community response network and to identify the needs and gaps of emergency preparedness against chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives events for vulnerable population groups. The workshop was organised to enable extensive round-table discussions and provide a summary of key issues, considerations and recommendations for emergency response planners.

journal_name

Radiat Prot Dosimetry

authors

Chen J,Wilkinson D,Richardson RB,Waruszynski B

doi

10.1093/rpd/ncp083

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-06-01 00:00:00

pages

132-5

issue

3-4

eissn

0144-8420

issn

1742-3406

pii

ncp083

journal_volume

134

pub_type

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