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Disaster Preparedness

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Anaesthesia, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine A.P.I.C.E.

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Disasters have always been part of the history of humankind and have been described in ancient texts [1]. Historically, they have been considered as punishments by the god(s) or were associated with the movement of celestial bodies, the stars, influencing human affairs and determining the course of events. The word disaster in fact stems from the Latin dis astro, and implies an unfavourable position of the planets (stars), thus linking them to fate.

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  1. Department and School of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Catania University-Hospital, Catania, Italy

    Antonino Gullo

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Della Corte, F., Ingrassia, P.L. (2011). Disaster Preparedness. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2014-6_27

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