Disaster Preparedness Purpose: to raise awareness on the importance of natural disaster preparedness. Thesis: to better understand why natural disaster preparedness is important im going to tell you what natural disasters there are and what they do‚ how to be prepared‚ and why we should be prepared for a natural disaster. I. Introduction A. attention getter: B. relevance: C. D. thesis: to better understand why natural disaster preparedness is important im going to tell
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The article titled “Teaching Responsibility” deals with the issue of student preparedness after high school. The article brings up the recent case of Jonathan Govias who is suing his private high school stating that the school did not prepare him for university. The article goes on to give two examples‚ one in Virginia and one in Ontario of how these types of problems are being dealt with. The editor agrees s that the school system should be held more responsible for its graduates
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Tsunamis A tsunami is a series of waves created when a body of water‚ such as an ocean‚ is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. Earthquakes‚ mass movements above or below water‚ volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions‚ landslides‚ large meteorite impacts and testing with nuclear weapons at sea all have the potential to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastating. The term tsunami comes from the Japanese words(津波、つなみ) meaning harbor ("tsu"‚
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to practice as a registered nurse. A nurse should have a desire to care for the ill with compassion. Nurses at either level should have a desire to improve patient outcomes and to improve the quality of patient care. The level of educational preparedness differs between the associate degree level and the baccalaureate degree level. Associate Degree Level Nursing Competencies The associate degree is usually obtained from a community college or a hospital based nursing school. It is usually obtained
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Disaster Preparedness and Response Measures and Actions for Specific Disasters Preparing for Emergencies (General) Prepare For Disaster * Set up a place to meet after a disaster. Choose an out-of-state emergency contact person. * Know different ways to get out of your home. * Be ready to help your neighbors. Ask them to make sure you are alerted in a disaster. * Have disaster plans for work‚ school and child care. * Keep emergency supplies in your house and car. Check
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| page | Introduction | 1 | Aim | 2 | Methodology | 3 | Location (Maps) | 4 | Analysis | 8 | Table Of Content Introduction A hurricane is a tropical revolving storm. It is a very large circular area of low pressure‚ driven by evaporation from warm seas. In areas away from the Equator‚ air is drawn into the hurricane to replace the rising air.
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and reassuring the community that their lives will promptly return to normalcy. Nonetheless‚ no matter the size of the city‚ the local government leaders are responsible to oversee all four phases of the Emergency Management process‚ which are Preparedness‚ Response‚ Recovery and Mitigation. Furthermore‚ whenever we discuss disaster‚ the first thought that comes to mind is “Hurricane Katrina” because of the blatant misguided approach and lack of timely and effective response during this disaster
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Director of Earthquake Preparedness for Los Angeles and have been tasked with writing a press release educating the public on earthquake preparedness. Prepare a 700- to 1‚050-word press release that includes the following information: · Descriptions of hazards associated with earthquakes in Los Angeles · Origin and causes of earthquakes · Relation of earthquakes to plate tectonics and faults in Los Angeles · Historical disasters associated with past earthquakes · Potential
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DISATER MANAGEMENT-ROLE OF STUDENTS In a lot of nations late teenagers are part of ’emergency rescue teams’ - mostly the training goes side by side along with ’compulsory military training’ programs. I would like to negate student community from search and rescue since that is a highly specialized job and should be left to professionals. The basic role of the student‚ in my opinion‚ is AWARENESS of what to do during and after disasters. This would lessen panicking‚ paranoid and uncontrollable people
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recurring phenomenon’s that leave disastrous effects in their wake. On 12th January 2010‚ a major earthquake of a 7.0 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Haiti. The catastrophic quake centred about 15 miles South West of Port-au-Prince left considerable damage to a majority of towns in the country including the capital city. According to UN reports‚ of the total 9 million people in the country‚ the earthquake has affected half of the population. About 222‚ 570 confirmed dead‚ with the number of casualties
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