Transportation Disasters
Figure 20.1. Concorde’s last flight in 2000. A piece of metal on the runway caused a tire explosion. Debris from the tire punctured the wing fuel tank and the fuel…
Biological Events
African horse sickness virusRicinAfrican swine fever virusRickettsia prowazekiiAkabane virusRickettsia rickettsiiAvian influenza virus (highly pathogenic)SaxitoxinBluetongue virus (exotic)Siiga-like ribosome inactivating proteinsBovine spongiform encephalopathy agentSouth American hemorrhagic fever virusesCamel pox virusFlexalClassical swine fever…
Earthquakes
Figure 38.1. Major World Faults. From: http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/fig 37.gif. Courtesy of United States Geological Survey. Tectonic plates move in relation to one another in three specific patterns described as strike-slip, dip-slip,…
Extreme Heat Events
Figure 41.1. Annual Average Global Surface Temperature Anomalies in the United States, 1901–2010. Source: Environmental Protection Agency, http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/recenttc.html. Reviewed/modified by Tom Javorcic, 2013. Increasing global warming, urbanization, and population numbers…
Radiation Accidents and the Medical Management of Acute Radiation Injury
Figure 33.1. Flat-plain damage patterns from a ground-level nuclear detonation (viewed from above). The “cigar-shaped” fallout pattern is a simplification, as the fallout pattern will be determined by the direction…
Personal Protective Equipment
CPC is designed to shield the wearer from skin contamination and airway exposure. The garment prevents skin contact with the toxic agent and the respirator protects parts of the face…
Surge Capacity and Scarce Resource Allocation
Figure 3.1. 3-S System. It is not beds or ventilators alone that provide patient care. Effective management requires integration of all healthcare system components. A 3-S System’s approach addresses this…
Hazardous Material, Toxic, and Industrial Events
Figure 34.1. GHS Pictogram and Hazard Allocation. Pictogram can be downloaded at http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/pictograms.html. Various systems have been devised for the actual labeling of hazardous materials. Labels or placards contain information…
