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Major Incident Experience and Preparedness in a Developing Country: Research shows that having previous experience of major incidents has a positive impact on awareness and preparedness of organizations.

Major Incident Experience and Preparedness in a Developing Country -- Seyedin et al., 10.1001/dmp.20 Background: Research shows that having previous experience of major incidents has a positive impact on awareness and preparedness of organizations. We investigated the effects of major incident experience on preparedness of health organizations on future disasters in Iran.

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The March issue of DMPHP is now available. It covers such topics as mental health and ethics, and chemical terrorism.

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Ethical Issues Raised in Addressing the Needs of People With Serious Mental Disorders in Complex Emergencies

Ethical Issues Raised in Addressing the Needs of People With Serious Mental Disorders in Complex Eme Author Affiliations: Drs Wissow, Rutkow, and Vernick and Ms Kass are with the Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Dr Rabins is with the School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; Dr Hodge is with the Arizona State University Sandra Day OConnor College of Law.

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Preparing for Chemical Terrorism: A Study of the Stability of Expired Pralidoxime (2-PAM)

Preparing for Chemical Terrorism: A Study of the Stability of Expired Pralidoxime (2-PAM) -- Hoffman Author Affiliations: Drs Hoffman and Goldfrank and Ms Mercurio-Zappala are with the New York City Poison Control Center; Dr Bouchard is with the Columbia University Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital; and Dr Ravikumar is with the Public Health Laboratories, New York City Department of He...

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