Citizens’ Preparedness to Deal with Emergencies as an Important Component of Civil Protection

@article{56661,
   author = {Stolínová, Adéla and Petrlová, Katarína and Polorecká, Maria and Kubás, Jozef and Buganová, Katarína},
   article_location = {Basel, Switzerland},
   article_number = {2},
   doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020830},
   keywords = {Crisis management; Disasters; Emergencies; Emergency preparedness; Risk management; Safety; Security},
   language = {eng},
   issn = {1661-7827},
   journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health},
   title = {Citizens’ Preparedness to Deal with Emergencies as an Important Component of Civil Protection},
   url = {https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/2/830},
   volume = {19},
   year = {2022}
}

TY  - JOUR
ID  - 56661
AU  - Stolínová, Adéla - Petrlová, Katarína - Polorecká, Maria - Kubás, Jozef - Buganová, Katarína
PY  - 2022
TI  - Citizens’ Preparedness to Deal with Emergencies as an Important Component of Civil Protection
JF  - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
SP  - "830-1"-"830-18"
EP  - "830-1"-"830-18"
PB  - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
SN  - 16617827
KW  - Crisis management
KW  - Disasters
KW  - Emergencies
KW  - Emergency preparedness
KW  - Risk management
KW  - Safety
KW  - Security
UR  - https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/2/830
N2  - The main purpose of this paper is to point out a new approach in evaluating the preparedness of the population of a selected city for civil protection and its response to emergencies. Using new approaches, it evaluates a subjective questionnaire survey in combination with the objective state thanks to a mathematical approach and its subsequent verification on a specific example. The proposed approaches are then verified by experimental surveys in the selected city. The result is a highly adaptable tool that can be set up and adapted to different situations and different types of questionnaires to address the preparedness and safety of the population for emergencies. Thanks to this tool, it is possible to evaluate the subjective opinions of the population and thus gain insight into the assessment of the city’s preparedness for emergencies. Subsequently, we can set the prevention and preparedness of the population in the city on the basis of the obtained outputs, which potentially has a fundamental influence on the response after the occurrence of an emergency. Improving preparedness in the area of civil protection shall not only be reflected in the response and minimization of the consequences of the emergency, but also in the emotional security of the population.
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STOLÍNOVÁ, Adéla, Katarína PETRLOVÁ, Maria POLORECKÁ, Jozef KUBÁS and Katarína BUGANOVÁ. Citizens’ Preparedness to Deal with Emergencies as an Important Component of Civil Protection. \textit{International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health}. Basel, Switzerland: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022, vol.~19, No~2, p.~''830-1''-''830-18'', 18 pp. ISSN~1661-7827. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020830.