Purpose This study describes preparedness of emergency physicians and general practitioners following chemical, radiological nuclear incidents. Design/methodology/approach Five six were interviewed individually, data was analysed using qualitative content analysis. Findings The results showed that physicians' for incidents is linked to one main category: be an expert seek expertise two categori...

In recent years, events such as the Stuxnet nuclear plant cyber-attack have brought the security of industrial control systems under scrutiny. Most of this focus has been on supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems (more generically known as ICS or industrial control systems). While these systems play a major role in our daily lives, this focus tends to overlook the broader scop...

Mass casualty incidents (MCI) are highly dynamic situations in which limited available resources need to be quickly and efficiently allocated. In this paper, we suggest considerable extensions to an allocation method that we presented in earlier work. The extensions address two major challenges: First, the need to balance real-world resource usage and second, the need to adapt to changing situa...

background: psychologically traumatic workplace events (known as critical incidents) occur within various work environments, with workgroups in certain industries vulnerable to multiple incidents. with the increasing prevalence of incidents in the usa, incident response is a growing practice area within occupational medicine, industrial psychology, occupational social work and other occupationa...

Nuclear power plants play an important role in electricity production for many countries. They supply power to industries, centers, government facilities, and residential areas. Yet, upon review, several cases reveal that even a small-scale attack on a nuclear power plant could lead to catastrophic consequences for a country’s citizens, economy, infrastructure, and security. In recent years, th...

Unexpected incidents can be destructive or even disastrous, affecting the financial markets. Incidents such as 9/11 attacks (2001), Fukushima nuclear disaster (2011), and COVID-19 outbreaks (2019, 2020) severely shocked both local global For investors, it is crucial to quantify key facts that affect incidents' impacts, estimate reactions of markets accurately efficiently for event-driven invest...

This study aimed to determine whether the Hamad Medical Corporation Ambulance Service (HMCAS) personnel fulfil pre-hospital readiness requirements for hazardous material and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (HazMat-CBRN) incidents. cross-sectional performed an online assessment of non-specialist paramedics’ behaviour knowledge about HazMat-CBRN incident management, followed by a ‘Haz...

This article addresses the development of a remotely piloted vehicle for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear army defense system, able itself to perform radiometric surveys favoring process local mapping investigation possible dispersions radioactive materials in radiological accidents incidents. Tests were carried out verify efficiency developed prototype it can be verified that ha...