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Emergency Response Capabilities of Institutions of Higher Education: A Case of a Developing Country
Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.This study justifies its significance by addressing crucial gaps in knowledge concerning emergency response capabilities in higher education institutions, focusing specifically on the KNUST; ranked as the best university for quality education (SDG 4) by Times Higher Education in 2023.
Lyndon N. A. Sackey +6 more
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Prehospital Planning and Response to Sudden Mass Casualty Incidents
, 2016 Previously in this manual, I discussed the difference between progressive disasters and sudden events and the importance of a specific plan that addresses both types separately. This chapter focuses on preparedness of the hospital and describes in detail
Mauricio Lynn, Lynn, Mauricio
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Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.Molten aluminum–water explosion triggered by leakage remains the core unresolved safety hazard hindering safe production in aluminum direct chill casting. This review summarizes its explosion mechanism, key influencing factors, prevention technologies, existing gaps, and prospects of intelligent multi‐technology integrated explosion‐proof systems ...
Min Wang +5 more
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Making First Aid More Accessible During Mass-Casualty Incidents
International Journal of First Aid Education, 2019 Because bystanders can play a vital role in delivering first aid prior to the arrival of emergency care, the Safety Region of IJsselland (www.in-prep.eu/srij/) together with the Netherlands Red Cross, developed a skill focused workshop called ‘Lifesaving
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Pacific Economic Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of China's recent real estate crisis, stemming from Evergrande's struggles, on the return and risk profiles of US‐listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) tracking Chinese stock market indexes. Analysing 26 funds from February 2, 2018 to December 31, 2024, we first employ a VAR model to assess contagion and ...
Gerasimos Rompotis +2 more
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RFID based patient registration in mass casualty incidents
GMS Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie, 2011 In MCIs (mass casualty incidents) the EMC (emergency medical chief) has to gain an overview on all patients at the scene. When using paper based patient tags the patient-related information remains at the patients themselves and the information relay is ...
Nestler, Simon +4 more
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Pediatric Disaster Preparedness [PDF]
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2014 The modern world is affected by many types of disasters that result in large numbers of mass civilian casualties. Children are particularly vulnerable during disasters and mass-casualty incidents.
Eun Seok Hong
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Planning the Medical Response to Earthquakes
, 2018 The major distinction between planning the medical response to earthquakes and other sudden mass casualty incidents (SMCI) is related to how severe damage will be the infrastructure of the city where the earthquake occurred.
Lynn, Mauricio
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‘Fine Men from Afar’: Cricket and Empire on the Home Front
History, EarlyView.Abstract During the Second World War, contrary to enduring images of bombardment and scarcity, people on Britain's ‘Home Front’ continued to take part in a broad array of sporting activities. Cricket played a more significant role in the wartime sporting landscape than many historians have previously recognized.
Michael Collins
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Challenges with Deceased and Body Parts Identification
, 2018 Large-scale explosions and plane crashes are good models for sudden mass casualty incidents (SMCIs) and may cause a large number of deaths and dismembered or fragmented bodies.
Mauricio Lynn, Lynn, Mauricio
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