Questions in the survey included items about disaster preparedness and plans for canine safety in hazards events. Out of those who said they had an evacuation plan for their puppy in training, 59% stated they would put the dog in their vehicles for evacuating to safety in the ...
Even though the elderly are known to be at increased risk of disaster-related morbidity and mortality, several studies have shown that they are alarmingly underprepared for disasters. Although the risk factors for lack of preparedness in this population are not well characterized, there is some ...
Early one glorious September morning, Jack Delaney, emergency preparedness coordinator for New York–Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, receives an urgent call from the Fire Department of New York (FDNY): An airplane has just hit theJ Bokser...