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Article: Fixing the flaw in emergency planning.
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- November 15, 2009
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Emergency response plans must include knowledge from the people who need to be protected if these plans are to help communities respond effectively to threats, write Drs. Roz Lasker, Noni MacDonald and Editor-in-Chief Paul Hebert in an editorial (pre-embargo link only) http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj091820.pdf in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) www.cmaj.ca.
"There is no question that emergency planners have critically important expertise for designing protective strategies," write the authors. "But without listening to the public, they can't be aware of problems their plans may create."
People may not be able to follow emergency instructions ...