Patient Identification and Tracking
Figure 28.1. Original Triage Tag, with Unique Numeric Identifier but No Barcode. Copyright © California Fire Chiefs Association. Reprinted with permission. Figure 28.2. Medical All Risk Triage Tag. Note the…
Rehabilitation of Disaster Casualties
Figure 24.1. Disaster Rehabilitation Continuum by Time after a Disaster and by Stage (Phase). Key clinical activities are shown in unshaded boxes and key non-clinical activities are shown in shaded…
Winter Storms and Hazards
Figure 40.1. Downed tree branches and power lines on residential street in Toronto. Courtesy of istockphoto. At lower elevations from October to April, populations of American, Asian, and European countries…
Explosive Events
Figure 29.1. Mathematically predicted (solid lines) and experimentally measured (dashed lines) thoracic dynamics caused by blast loading after detonation of 2.2 kg of Composition C4 to the right side of…
Mass Dispensing of Medical Countermeasures
Figure 18.1. SNS 12-Hour Push Package. Within the United States, the governor of an affected state (or a designee) may contact CDC directly to request SNS assets. A Presidential Disaster…
Cyclones, Hurricanes, and Typhoons
Figure 36.1. Fujiwhara effect, Typhoons Ione and Kirsten, August 24, 1974. Image ID: wea00481, NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) Collection. Source: NOAA Photo Library. Table 36.2. Storm Progression Storm Type…
Mass Fatality Management
Figure 23.1. The DMORT Disaster Morgue at an Aviation Accident. Figure 23.2. The DMORT Disaster Morgue Showing Forensic Workstations. Figure 23.3. A Schematic of a Morgue Layout Showing Work Areas…
Landslides
Figure 42.1. Beichuan Middle School landslide, China, 2008. Unprotected victims were incorporated into the landslide, resulting in over 800 victims with no survivors. © David Petley http://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2009/03/25/beichuan-photos-of-the-aftermath-of-a-natural-catastrophe. While landslides are…
