Background
This search locates records about groups of emergency personnel, in disasters and disaster recovery.
(*) Editor's Note: This is an updated, or in some cases, a completely revised version of a search filter formerly available on the Ovid Tools & Resources Portal. All such search filters are marked with the asterisk character placed at the end of the long title. If you have any questions relating to the migration of this search filter between the two portals, please contact us directly via [email protected] .
Search Stategy
exp emergency responders/ or relief work/ or rescue work/
(rescue work* or recovery work* or relief work* or emergency work* or emergency personnel or emergency responder?).mp.
(police* or firem#n? or fire m#n or medic or paramedic or ambulance*).mp.
or/1-3
exp disasters/
4 and 5
Reviewers
Primary: Michael Fanning
Secondary: Charlotte Viken
Review Date: 2024-05-08
Expiry Date: 2025-05-08
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Citation:
OvidGO! Portal. Focused Searches: Emergency Personnel in Disasters and Disaster Recovery - Ovid MEDLINE [Internet]. London (UK): Ovid Training Team (Editors); 2024 [updated 25 October 2024; cited 30 October 2024]. Available from: https://tools.ovid.com/ovidgo/searches/view.php?id=39