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…

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…

Figure 14.1. START Triage. A visible triage tag or ribbon is placed on each victim, identifying the patient’s category for rescuers who will collect, treat, and/or transport them. START is…

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…

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…

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…

Figure 35.1. Disaster incidence by hazard category, 1900–2005. Adapted from Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters. In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report…

Figure 37.1. Tornadoes Around the World. Courtesy of the National Climatic Data Center of the National Weather Service. Areas that have a high incidence of these storms share similar geographic…

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…

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…