Emergency medicine

If you have just moved to an area of the country that is prone to hurricanes, you have a bit more to do on your settling in list than just unpacking. You also need to make sure that your new home will be able to withstand a hurricane. One of the most important parts of your home to hurricane proof are your windows. You don’t want your windows to break during a hurricane; not only is that messy, it can be deadly as well. Here are a few steps you can take to ensure the windows in your home are safe

each case, that all the communities receive equal treatment. India waited another twenty-seven years to enshrine secularism as one of the objectives of the nation. On 1 September 1976, through the 42nd Amendment Act, passed during an internal emergency, the words "secular" and "socialist were formally added to the preamble of the Constitution. Then proposed constitutional changes can be considered under the following heads: (i) Amendability of the Constitution; (ii) Fundamental Rights; (iii) Directive

In order for a beneficial reform of the National Flood Insurance Program to occur, serious examination of the program’s key features must occur and any flaws that are found must be accounted for. These major features include: the role that FEMA and private insurance companies play, the enforcement of the mandate that requires at risk homeowners to purchase flood insurance, the accuracy of flood maps, and actions taken by FEMA in order to prevent flood damage in the first place. Beginning with the

The Northridge earthquake in 1994 caused widespread damage to not only the northern ridge area of Los Angeles but created major transportation issues for surrounding communities. The loss of I-10 interstate for several miles disrupted commerce for a good portion of the US as well. By definition, this event was a catastrophe: widespread damage to multiple communities at the same time (pg.35). While the preparedness/planning, response, and recovery for the transportation systems excelled, mitigation

David Newhard was a very brave man who fought in the Vietnam war. Imagine if you were nineteen years old, never involved in the military, and enlisted in the army so you would not be drafted. This was the path that David chose to take in his military career. At the time, he only received $230 a month as income in Vietnam. According to him, he thought that this was a lot of money. Soldiers went over knowing they had to serve for 365 days. This meant that they knew when they could return home. However

even civil unrest. According to PEMA, the history of emergency management can date all the way back the first civil defense program which was started during World War I and later during World War II the office of civil defense (OCD) was created by Pres. Roosevelt. In the past emergency management, has always been event driven. With each new crisis that our nation has gone through, the reason for and the avenue in which to accomplish emergency management has changed. No more so than when the terrorist

Social Media Communication in the Aftermath of a Disaster The article "Understanding the Power of Social Media as a Communication Tool in the Aftermath of Disasters," by Craig Fugate, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), addresses what social media can do when things go wrong and people try to find out what is happening and stay in touch with loved ones. While there is no actual research question stated, and the article is not a study, there is an implied research question:

Q1. Sending back 1,000 paid registration fees is not feasible, and would create negative publicity about the event in the media. However, it is impossible to allow the convention center to become a fire hazard due to overcapacity, and were an incident to occur, the publicity would even be more negative, if someone were injured (such as if there was a fire and the building could not be evacuated in a timely fashion). Instead, using satellite venues to cater to certain aspects of the expo would be

Introduction "The best contraceptive is the word no-repeated frequently." (Margaret Smith) Today teens around the world are becoming sexually active at a startlingly young age and at an increasing rate. These young children are putting themselves into situations that can drastically change their lives and they want more freedom with this. Teens want a way to have sexual relations at young ages without their parents knowledge and with a false sense of security in their future being unaffected by

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) coordinates the federal government's position in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, which now including acts of terror. FEMA leads and supports the nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery and mitigation. A key component of community preparedness and participation is the citizen