Disasters Preparedness and Emergency Response: Prevention, Surveillance and Mitigation Planning

• Other Authors: Goniewicz, Mariusz (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Public health & preventive medicine; alcohol; ethanol; pedestrians; traffic accidents; flood; disasters; emergency preparedness; hospital preparedness; Saudi Arabia; first aid; education; basic life support; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; feedback device; simulation; quality; skill retention; motivation; chest recoil; mannequin; contact tracing; ethics; pandemic; psychology; public education; public health; alternative care facilities; flexible surge capacity; major incidents and disasters; surge capacity; information and communication technology; smart disaster management system; Internet of Things; disaster; flood early warning; flood response; community volunteerism; disaster volunteer group; resilience; governance and planning; disaster management; sustainability; security; safety; crisis management; risk management; emergencies; health emergency; management; disaster legislation; preparedness; COVID-19; stress; stressors; cortisol; medical simulation; low-fidelity simulation; high-fidelity simulation; stress appraisal questionnaire; KOS-B; nursing; machine learning; health geomatics; geographic information system; emergency medical services; spatial filtering; geo-AI; resources management
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This Special Issue welcomes research papers on new approaches that have been applied or are under development to improve preparedness and emergency response. We especially encourage the submission of inter-disciplinary and crosscutting research. We also encourage the submission of manuscripts that f...