Complex Public Health Emergencies

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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…

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Transportation Disasters

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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…

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Biological Events

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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…

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Earthquakes

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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,…

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Extreme Heat Events

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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…

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Tsunamis

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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…

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Personal Protective Equipment

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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…

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