ter 1 CHAPTER 1 DISASTER MANAGEMENT An Introductory 1.1 Disasters – The Indian Scenario India supports one-sixth of the world’s population on just 2% of its landmass. It suffers heavily from natural disasters of every shade and description hits the poorest of the poor and which is why the considerations of disaster safety deserves prime attention. A High Powered Committee (HPC) of the Government of India‚ in its report submitted to the Government of India in October 2001‚ outlined the huge
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 1 History and examination of the cardiovascular system I Mitral stenosis 3 2 Mitral regurgitation 8 3 Mixed mitral valve disease 12 4 Aortic regurgitation 13 6 Mixed aortic valve lesion 23 7 Mixed mitral and aortic valve disease 24 8 Hypertension 27 9 Atrial fibrillation 31 10 Palpitations 35 11 Slow pulse rate 37 12 Gallop rhythm 39 13 Angina pectoris 41 14 Acute myocardial infarction 45 15 Jugular venous pulse 52 16 Congestive cardiac failure 54 17 Infective
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Disaster Management A Disaster can be defined as: A sudden accident or natural event that causes loss of life. The biggest problem with the disasters is the suddenness and swiftness with which they arrive. Disasters whether natural or man-made can strike at any time. The general response to a disaster is in terms of relief and rescue operations. If we are adequately prepared‚ its possible to severely reduce the impact of a disaster. The impact can be reduced through a good understanding
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visitors of Tarlac State University (TSU) are having a hard time looking for a room or facilities‚ since these are dispersed in the three Campuses‚ the Main Campus‚ Lucinda Campus and San Isidro Campus. Each campus has different colleges and every college has buildings which has many floors and rooms that makes a student more confused to find their destination. In searching for such rooms in a University‚ wasting of energy and time is expected. Being unfamiliar in the campus‚ a student or visitor might
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On Campus or Off Campus Living If you are a new student and you want to choose between living on campus and living off campus‚ here some differences between them which may help you in your decision. The first difference is the cost. Normally‚ off campus housing is more expensive than on campus housing because of the additional charges. When you live off campus‚ you should pay for your own Internet access‚ furniture‚ and kitchen and bath necessities in addition to the rent‚ so it is a
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Organizational Technology Plan By Susan Norris Jon Morse Tec/401 June 6‚ 2011 Team C is researching University of Phoenix and the technology used at the school. The team will research new technology‚ workforce training‚ and recommendations to stay ahead of future challenges. In addition‚ team C will cover value chain analysis and primary technology the school uses for instructions. University of Phoenix has extensive support activities that
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maybe 5 miles from the Wapsipinicon River‚ but I do not think this was the cause of our flooding. Back in the day before farmers took over the land for crops around our area‚ it was known to be a very swampy area. I know that come time of a big storm the fields that outline our gravel road‚ look like a lake. You could not even tell that it was a field. With the fields normally flooding after every big rain storm‚ the crops do not have any luck growing. It makes me wonder after every year of having
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Campus Security It’s two o’clock in the afternoon and your class just gets out. As you are packing up the notebooks on the desk‚ over the PA system an announcement is made: “lockdown is in effect.” Your phone then goes off with a text message alert from Campus Security‚ saying that there is a gunman on campus and all buildings are in lockdown. All you wanted to do is get in your car and start the massive paper that your history professor just assigned‚ but now you are sitting away from windows
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IT For Disaster Management Nicolas Mancini Solvay Business School (Brussels) ------------------------------------------------- Table Of Contents I. Abstract II. Brief overview of Disaster Management a. Key concepts b. Disaster Management Cycle III. IT solutions for Disaster Management c. Disaster Management Information Systems (DMIS) d. IT for Prevention‚ Preparedness and Mitigation i. Geographic
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Paper Disaster Response A disaster brings violence‚ terror‚ and trauma‚ to all who experience its wrath and devastation. Destruction and suffering is the entertainment that disasters provide to its audience‚ through a campaign of psychological and physical damage. According to the fields of disaster psychiatry and disaster psychology‚ a disaster is a major ecological and psychosocial destruction that far exceeds the coping ability of a disaster area ( PTSD & Natural Disaster). There are two
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