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Natural Disasters

Critical Care Clinics, 2019
Natural disasters are extreme events generally caused by abrupt climate change and other environmental factors. Intensive care units (ICUs) need to be prepared, because in the event of a natural disaster, the number of patients that require service stresses an already occupied facility.
Jorge, Hidalgo, Amado Alejandro, Baez
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Natural Disasters

2022
This chapter comprises the study of twelve sub-chapters delving into natural disasters that elicited more than one song each, and a miscellaneous sub-chapter dealing with several other unidentified calamities that produced only one song. The study of each disaster starts with a short historical introduction, which includes general information such as ...
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Mitigating Natural Disasters

Science, 1999
N atural disasters have caused enormous losses in many countries and have set back economic progress in developing countries by years. The future looks even worse, as populations in many parts of the world migrate into hazard-prone regions and into major urban centers, which are particularly vulnerable because of their dependence on complex ...
F, Press, R M, Hamilton
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Natural disasters

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 1980
This presentation covers the various types of natural disasters which are faced by investigators throughout the world. Each geophysical substance is discussed, including earth, air and water, and secondary effects including fire. Additionally, four myths associated with disasters are reviewed.
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Natural Disasters

Critical Care Clinics, 1991
This article presents the health effects of some of the more important acute natural disasters and outlines requirements for effective medical response to these events (table 7). In summary, although all disasters are unique in that they affect regions of the world with differing social, economic, and health backgrounds, there are similarities among ...
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