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Location of trauma care resources with inter-facility patient transfers

Operations Research Perspectives, 2021
Traumatic injury is the third leading cause of death in the United States and is the leading cause of death among people aged 1–44. Regional trauma care systems can significantly reduce this mortality rate if resources are located and used appropriately.
Eric DuBois, Adam Schmidt, Laura A. Albert   +2 more
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Planning Exercises and Drills for Sudden Mass Casualty Incidents

, 2018
Key components for planning exercises and drills for sudden mass casualty incidents (SMCIs):A plan for response to a SMCI needs to be written before the drill.Provide lectures to explain the plan to all individuals who may be involved in the response:For
Mauricio Lynn, Lynn, Mauricio
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Dynamic prediction of coal and gas outburst risk based on quantitative analysis of stress–energy evolution and adaptive correction

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This study quantitatively analyzed the spatiotemporal evolution of stress redistribution ahead of the working face by integrating coal seam distribution, tectonic stress anomalies, gas pressure, and mining‐induced disturbances. An R‐value criterion for coal and gas outburst (CGO) risk assessment was established based on energy principles.
Yingjie Zhao, Xueqiu He, Dazhao Song, Liming Qiu, Minggong Guo, Jie Liu, Qiang Liu, Yi Zhu   +7 more
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Management of Mass Casualty: A Review

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2011
Aims and objectives: The aim of this article is to discuss the management of mass casualty and sensitise authorities at various levels and trauma surgeons the need for awareness and training in the management of mass casualty.
A. R. K. Adesunkanmi, A O Lawal
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Direction‐Aware Period Prediction for Seismic Risk Assessment and Application to an Urban Tall Building Portfolio in China

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Reliable estimation of the principal periods is essential for regional seismic risk assessment (RSRA) of urban building portfolios. For tall buildings, however, existing period‐prediction formulas are constrained by the lack of representative data, while building translational azimuths are neglected despite their importance for regional ...
Zi‐Nan Wu, Ahmed Y. Elghazouli, Mengjie Xiang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mass Casualty Response to Mine Explosion: A Case Report in Iran

Health in Emergencies & Disasters Quarterly, 2019
Background: On May 3, 2017, at 11:58 AM local time, an explosion occurred in the Zemestan-Yurt coal mine in Azadshahr City of Golestan Province, northern Iran, which resulted in mass casualty incident.
Ahmad Reza Raeisi, Ali Mohajervatan, Zahra Mehraein Nazdik   +2 more
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Other Sudden Mass Casualty Incidents

, 2016
This chapter focuses on planning and response for other types of sudden mass casualty incidents (SMCIs). It introduces the topic of sudden chemical mass casualty incidents (SCMCIs), analyzes the experience learned from the sarin gas attack in the Tokyo ...
Mauricio Lynn, Lynn, Mauricio
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The Impact of Economic Growth on Insurance (Growth)

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the impact of economic growth on insurance (growth), focusing on the outflow side of the insurance activity, as captured by benefits (including commissions and expenses). The findings provide evidence that economic growth does exert a positive, statistically significant impact on the benefit side of insurance (growth ...
Nicholas Apergis, Thomas Poufinas, Panagiotis Kimpouropoulos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hospital Planning and Response for Sudden Chemical Mass Casualty Incidents

, 2018
Sudden exposure of multiple people to a chemical agent may be classified as a sudden chemical mass casualty incident (SCMCI).The vast majority of the contaminated patients will be mildly contaminated (“walking wounded”).The majority of contaminated ...
Mauricio Lynn, Lynn, Mauricio
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Dignity's Dilemma: Categorical Objections to Autonomous Weapons and Their Pacifist Entailments

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Dignity objections to autonomous weapon systems are prominent in contemporary military ethics, yet their theoretical foundations remain underexamined. This article reconstructs those foundations, showing what categorical dignity objections require to function as absolute prohibitions.
Timothy Dubber
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