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Probabilistic Basis for 2000 SAC Federal Emergency Management Agency Steel Moment Frame Guidelines
, 2002This paper presents a formal probabilistic framework for seismic design and assessment of structures and its application to steel moment-resisting frame buildings. This is the probabilistic basis for the 2000 SAC Federal Emergency Management Agency ~FEMA!
C. Cornell +3 more
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MANAGING THE UNEXPECTED: SENSE-MAKING IN THE CHINESE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
, 2016China built a new National Emergency Management System (NEMS) after the 2003 SARS crisis to cope with the challenges of crisis and disaster management, particularly the challenge of joint sense-making.
Xiaoli Lu, L. Xue
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A bibliometric analysis of emergency management using information systems (2000-2016)
Online information review (Print), 2017Purpose This paper presents a statistical analysis of research into emergency management using information systems for the period 2000-2016. Design/methodology/approach In this study, research trends in the area of emergency management using information ...
Helen S. Du +3 more
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Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2003
Airway control is one of the most critical interventions required for saving a life. It is essential that practitioners be as well trained as possible in the numerous techniques available to establish airway control. This article reviews some of the available techniques, though other techniques that are not discussed (such as fiberoptic-assisted ...
Michele Blanda, Ugo E Gallo
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Airway control is one of the most critical interventions required for saving a life. It is essential that practitioners be as well trained as possible in the numerous techniques available to establish airway control. This article reviews some of the available techniques, though other techniques that are not discussed (such as fiberoptic-assisted ...
Michele Blanda, Ugo E Gallo
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Collaboration and crowdsourcing in emergency management
International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications, 2017Purpose Emergency managers face coordinative challenges that require a high degree of mobility, flexibility and the ability to interpret heterogeneous, location-dependent information of various sources and quality.
Christopher J. Ernst +2 more
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Management of Hypertensive Emergencies
2010Severe, symptomatic hypertension occurs infrequently in childhood but when present often signifies a life-threatening emergency. The clinician needs to approach this situation with a sense of urgency to reduce blood pressure (BP) and limit end-organ damage while avoiding overly aggressive therapy, which may also lead to ischemia and further injury ...
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Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care, 2020
Seizures are a common presentation in both emergency departments and general pediatric practices. Epilepsy affects more than 3.4 million people nationwide, of which approximately 500,000 are children, with greater than 200,000 first-time seizures each year.1 Of the affected individuals, as many as 100,000 are estimated to experience status epilepticus (
Josiane LaJoie, Cassandra Kazl
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Seizures are a common presentation in both emergency departments and general pediatric practices. Epilepsy affects more than 3.4 million people nationwide, of which approximately 500,000 are children, with greater than 200,000 first-time seizures each year.1 Of the affected individuals, as many as 100,000 are estimated to experience status epilepticus (
Josiane LaJoie, Cassandra Kazl
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Emergency Management Of The Airway
Critical Care Clinics, 1995When to intervene and control the airway is the critical decision the physician must make. The technical expertise and confidence of each physician determine the particular airway modality chosen. The medications used depend on each clinical setting and can significantly impact the outcome of airway management.
Jeffrey Graff, Morris Kharasch
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Federal management of emergencies
Energy, 1983Abstract The federal government has organized its emergency preparedness and response functions along resource lines. Central coordination of these activities is the responsibility of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which provides overall policy direction, orchestrates the national response to major emergencies and, when necessary ...
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Social media use in emergency management.
Journal of Emergency Management, 2015OBJECTIVE To identify and illustrate the range of strategies and tactics available for emergency managers using social media. DESIGN This study uses content analysis of more than 80 related journal articles, research reports, and government documents ...
Clayton Wukich
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