Disaster response to the release of biohazardous agents: Instrument development and evaluation of a firefighter's exercise

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 197-203

  Lenz, Matthias ^a   Richter, Tanja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

biohazardous material; civil defense; disaster drills; evaluation tools; fire department; Germany; standard operating procedure

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CIVIL DEFENSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DANGEROUS GOODS; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FIRE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIEF WORK;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CIVIL DEFENSE; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISASTER PLANNING; FIRES; GERMANY; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RELIEF WORK;

EID: 77957298144     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00006804     Document Type: Article

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