A comparative assessment of major international disasters: the need for exposure assessment, systematic emergency preparedness, and lifetime health care

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 46 - 12
• Main Authors: Lucchini, Roberto G., Hashim, Dana, Acquilla, Sushma, Basanets, Angela, Bertazzi, Pier Alberto, Bushmanov, Andrey, Crane, Michael, Harrison, Denise J., Holden, William, Landrigan, Philip J., Luft, Benjamin J., Mocarelli, Paolo, Mazitova, Nailya, Melius, James, Moline, Jacqueline M., Mori, Koji, Prezant, David, Reibman, Joan, Reissman, Dori B., Stazharau, Alexander, Takahashi, Ken, Udasin, Iris G., Todd, Andrew C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 07.01.2017; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Bhopal Accidental Release; Civil Defense - history; Civil Defense - methods; Comparative analysis; Complications; Disaster epidemiology; Disaster exposure assessment; Disaster management; Disaster Planning - history; Disaster Planning - methods; Disasters; Disasters - history; Disasters - statistics & numerical data; Emergency management; Emergency preparedness; Environmental Exposure - analysis; Epidemiological health surveillance; Epidemiology; Evacuations & rescues; Exposure; Health care; Health surveillance; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; Humans; Leukemia; Literature reviews; Major accidents; Man made disasters; Medical care; Mental disorders; Mental health; Mental health care; Nuclear accidents; Nuclear accidents & safety; Nuclear power plants; Nuclear reactors; Occupational exposure; Pennsylvania; Population Surveillance - methods; Populations; Public health; Radiation; Radioactive Hazard Release - history; Risk Assessment - methods; September 11 Terrorist Attacks; Seveso Accidental Release; Thyroid cancer; Womens health; Workers; Three Mile Island; Belarus; Ukraine; Russia; Disaster epidemiology; Disaster exposure assessment; Major accidents; Emergency preparedness; Epidemiological health surveillance

The disasters at Seveso, Three Mile Island, Bhopal, Chernobyl, the World Trade Center (WTC) and Fukushima had historic health and economic sequelae for large populations of workers, responders and community members. Comparative data from these events were collected to derive indications for future p...