"This book provides the information necessary for coordinating first responders to meet any disaster scenario head-on-whether it involves computers, telecommunications, or infrastructure - in a timely and effective manner." "To illustrate the vulnerabilities of today's mission-c…
by Butler, Adrienne Stith, Panzer, Allison M., Goldfrank, Lewis R., Institute of Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on Responding to the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health
by Butler, Adrienne Stith, Panzer, Allison M., Goldfrank, Lewis R., Institute of Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on Responding to the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism
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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
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…
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
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…
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 UAE is an Islamic state which has undergone dramatic urbanisation in the last 30 years. It is situated near the eastern margin of the Arabian tectonic plate, close to the seismically active collision zone between the Arabian and Eurasian plates, marked by the Zagros Mountain…
Public health policy prospectively and retrospectively addresses the consequences of events ranging from the commonplace to the catastrophic. Informing policymakers and stakeholders by enhancing their understanding of complex causation to justify remedial or precautionary action…
Detailing the estimation and perception of nuclear risk, this book follows military and civilian nuclear accidents, plus the systems put in place by national and international authorities for recording and analyzing feedback. Prevention and anticipation being the best defenses a…
Undertaken as part of the National Science Foundation's call for research associated with the 9/11 terrorist attacks, this volume contains research that addresses the immediate role and utility of geographical information and technologies in emergency management. It also initiat…
Undertaken as part of the National Science Foundation's call for research associated with the 9/11 terrorist attacks, this volume contains research that addresses the immediate role and utility of geographical information and technologies in emergency management. It also initiat…
Undertaken as part of the National Science Foundation's call for research associated with the 9/11 terrorist attacks, this volume contains research that addresses the immediate role and utility of geographical information and technologies in emergency management. It also initiat…
Undertaken as part of the National Science Foundation's call for research associated with the 9/11 terrorist attacks, this volume contains research that addresses the immediate role and utility of geographical information and technologies in emergency management. It also initiat…
