Most universities and college campuses across Malaysia are engaged in developing policies, programmes, systems to reduce fire risks, maintain safety. Although the awareness of disasters has increased among some parts society, concept disaster preparedness response not been sufficiently explored. Therefore, this paper aims establish a conceptual framework safety management plan Malaysian Higher ...

introduction : pre-hospital emergency systems provide service by franco-german and anglo american models. this study was carried out to compare the iranian emergency medical service (ems) with the two models regarding timing and equipment. methods : in this cross sectional study, response time, scene time, and transport time to hospital as well as ambulance equipment of five hundred thousand te...

The SARS crisis revealed critical gaps in Ontario's health emergency response capacity, and identified, in the starkest terms possible, the need for improved emergency response planning. This article reviews the development of the Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic (OHPIP), released in June 2005. Some key points arising from the provincial planning process include the necessity to: e...

OBJECTIVE This study presents baseline data to determine which hospital characteristics are associated with preparedness for terrorism and natural disaster in the areas of emergency response planning and availability of equipment and specialized care units. METHODS Information from the Bioterrorism and Mass Casualty Preparedness Supplements to the 2003 and 2004 National Hospital Ambulatory Me...