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Relying largely on first-person accounts of those involved, the author covers the tragic accident and fireball that brought death or injury to more than a hundred paratroopers at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, on 23 March 1994. She then chronicles not only the initial resp…
"In the past few years the United States has experienced a series of disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which have severely taxed and in many cases overwhelmed responding agencies. In all aspects of emergency management, geospatial data and tools have the potential to…
"During public health emergencies such as terrorist attacks or influenza outbreaks, the public health system's ability to save lives could depend on dispensing medical countermeasures such as antibiotics, antiviral medications, and vaccines to a large number of people in a short…
A storm rages over the north of Britain, a troop carrier founders in the Irish Sea, flood indicators go off the scale, the seas are mountainous and a spring tide is about to strike the East Coast. Air sea rescue and military personnel struggle to save lives all down the coast. T…
Management of dead bodies after disasters: a field manual for first responders
by Organisation mondiale de la santé, Morgan, Oliver, Comité international de la Croix-Rouge, Tidball-Binz, Morris, Van Alphen, Dana, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Organisation panaméricaine de la santé
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"Dignified and proper management of the dead in disasters is fundamental to help the families know the fate of their relatives and mourn their dead. This manual is intended for use by those first on the scene following a disaster when no specialists are at hand. It provides basi…
Management of dead bodies after disasters: a field manual for first responders
by Pan American Health Organization, International Committee of the Red Cross, Morgan, Oliver,, MSc, Tidball-Binz, Morris, Van Alphen, Dana, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, World Health Organization
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This Field Manual for First Responders presents simple recommendations for non-specialists to manage the recovery, basic identification, storage and disposal of dead bodies following disasters. It also makes suggestions about providing support to family members and communicating…
Management of dead bodies after disasters: a field manual for first responders
by Pan American Health Organization, International Committee of the Red Cross, Morgan, Oliver,, MSc, Tidball-Binz, Morris, Van Alphen, Dana, World Health Organization, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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Type: Book
Dignified and proper management of the dead in disasters is fundamental to help the families know the fate of their relatives and mourn their dead. This manual is intended for use by those first on the scene following a disaster when no specialists are at hand. It provides basic…
This invaluable reference work looks at the theory and practical aspects of identifying, analysing and preventing dust based explosions in process industries.
Disaster research owes a lot to development studies and yet the debt is often not acknowledged. In this scholarly but accessible book by Sarah Bradshaw, we see a very effective linking of gender, disaster and development that will be of value to academics and practitioners worki…
The need to 'disaster proof' development is increasingly recognised by development agencies, as is the need to engender both development and disaster response. This unique book explores what these processes mean for development and disasters in practice. Sarah Bradshaw criticall…
Disaster research owes a lot to development studies and yet the debt is often not acknowledged. In this scholarly but accessible book by Sarah Bradshaw, we see a very effective linking of gender, disaster and development that will be of value to academics and practitioners worki…
