Fathi, Behrouz

Dr Sajedi Hadishahr Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

[ 1 ] - تأثیر مداخله از نوع کاهش خطر بر میزان آمادگی مقابله با زلزله در بین سالمندان هادیشهر جلفای آذربایجانشرقی در سال 1393

Background: Because of vulnerability of the elders in disasters, preparedness of this group is very important in reducing the damages caused by the earthquake. Therefore, the present study designed and conducted with the purpose of developing interventions to increase earthquake preparedness and risk reduction in the elderly people living in Hadishahr Jolfa City, Iran. Materials...

[ 2 ] - We should pay more attention to the community context in the disaster management: lessons learned from the first days after the Khoy earthquake

Dear Editor-in-Chief On January 28, the city of Khoy (the northwest of Iran) was struck by a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 on the Richter scale at 21:44:44 and a depth of 7 km, X: 45.01 and Y: 38.05 (1). This earthquake occurred 117 kilometers from Urmia, the capital of the West Azerbaijan Province. Over 370,000 people were affected by this earthquake, which resulted in three death...