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Volume 9
Journal of Health & Medical Informatics
ISSN: 2157-7420
Medical Informatics 2018
July 05-06, 2018
July 05-06, 2018 | Berlin, Germany
6
th
International Conference on
Medical Informatics & Telemedicine
PROTECTIONOFPASSENGERS FROMCHEMICALTERRORISM INTHE PRAGUEMETRO
Otakar J. Mika
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Tomas Bata University, Czech Republic
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he author of the article considers vulnerability of the Prague Metro (subway) to a possible chemical attack. Possible threat
of nerve agent attack is discussed hereafter and the system of subway protection is described. Based on complex assessment
of toxicity and evaporableness of individual nerve agents, sarin was found the most dangerous substance applicable in a subway
attack. Use of the protection system in a case of a subway nerve agent attack and the conditions for distribution of contaminants
are examined and several possible scenarios are considered. Resulting from the analyses of possible distribution of a nerve
agent and from characteristics of underground spaces, a couple of detailed recommendations to protect passengers and staff
against chemical terrorism in subway are suggested. The authors describe long negotiations of the responsible state bodies
concerning a creation of a new plan for protection against chemical terrorism in the Prague subway. This plan was accepted
and published in mid 2013. A newmanagement plan is not public for obvious reasons. At the end of 2014 a verification exercise
took place to assess the prepared management plan in the Prague subway. Finally the article indicates the main findings and
experiences from this important verification exercise.
Biography
Otakar J. Mika is senior university teacher with more than 23 years of experience at several universities in the Czech Republic. He is a senior investigator and contributor
to research projects in the Czech Republic for its Ministry of Interior and Technological Agency. He is a professional qualified in the field of Radiation Protection (SONS
certificate is valid from 2013 to 2023), and the court-appointed expert in the field od evaluation of the cases and impacts of Industrial Chemical Accidents (appointed
by the Regional Court in Brno, Czech Republic on 30 June 2008). He currently works at one university, and he has a full-time job at the Faculty of Logistics and Crisis
Management in Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic.
mika@utb.czOtakar J. Mikaa, J Health Med Informat 2018, Volume 9
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7420-C1-021