Figure 27.1. “Collateral damage” goes beyond injury and death. The fragile and superficially placed piping seen in the foreground was the main water artery to this village in Iraq. Public…

Figure 22.1. The Four Phases of Comprehensive Emergency Management. The American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the AHA pioneered the development of hospital HVA in 2001. That same year, the…

Figure 25.1. Crisis Communication Life Cycle. Movement through the phases varies according to the triggering event. Not all crises are created equally. The degree or intensity and longevity of a…

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…

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…

Figure 38.1. Major World Faults. From: 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,…

Figure 41.1. Annual Average Global Surface Temperature Anomalies in the United States, 1901–2010. Source: Environmental Protection Agency, www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/recenttc.html. Reviewed/modified by Tom Javorcic, 2013. Increasing global warming, urbanization, and population numbers…

Figure 39.1. Diagram showing the generation of tsunami waves by a submarine earthquake. With disruption of the ocean floor, energy is transferred to the water mass, causing displacement of a…

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…

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…