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Counter Disaster Planning for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games Volume 11 Issue 8

Michael Flynn

New South Wales Public Health Bulletin 11(8) 140 - 142 Published: 2000

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Michael Flynn

Abstract

Sydney’s submission for its 1992 bid to host the Summer Games of the XXVII Olympiad included the following statement: ‘Sydney has no history of natural disasters, so disaster planning for the Olympics has been based on the New South Wales Multiple Casualty, Emergency and Disaster Medical Response Plan (MEDPLAN).’