Disasters have been an integral part of human history right from the dawn of civilization. In the early days‚ individuals and communities would lead the response to disasters. However‚ with the emergence of globalization‚ urbanization‚ large-scale migrations of human population‚ the nature of disasters has increased both in magnitude and complexity. The frequency of disaster may have remained unchanged‚ increasing population densities and urbanization has resulted in greater impact on human lives
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Dilemmas in Disaster. What’s a Nurse Manager To Do? Charlotte McKamie Texas A&M Administrative Theories NSG 520 Aune November ‚ 2012 Abstract This paper considers some of the ethical dilemmas that occur during disasters and how the chaos and desperation of those situations effect decision making for nurse managers. Dilemmas in Disaster. What’s a Nurse Manager To Do? In July of 2006‚ two nurses and a doctor were charged with murder as a result of their actions during Hurricane
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The Gulf oil spill exploded on April 20th‚ 2010. It is known as the worst oil disaster in U.S. history. 11 people died along with the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. The oil pipe was leaking oil 42 miles off the coast of Louisiana and was estimated of leaking 3.19 million barrels of oil into the Gulf. The well was located 5‚000 feet beneath the ocean surface. It took them 87 days to finally cap the well. At that point the damage had already been done. Oil reached the shores of Alabama‚
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Rev. sci. tech. Off. int. Epiz.‚ 2003‚ 22 (3)‚ 915-930 Disaster management in India: the case of livestock and poultry A. Sen (1) & M. Chander (2) (1) Fellow Programme in Management Scholar‚ Indian Institute of Management‚ Ahmedabad - 380015‚ Gujurat‚ India (2) Senior Scientist‚ Division of Extension Education‚ Indian Veterinary Research Institute‚ Izatnagar – 243 122‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ India Submitted for publication: 7 July 2002 Accepted for publication: 25 April 2003 Summary Developing countries
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Topic: Critical appraisal of Disaster management Act‚ 2005 Submitted by: Rible Thomas Kizhakkidam MswII ROLL no 573 The Indian subcontinent is among world’s most disaster prone area. It is exposed to natural catastrophes because of its vast territory‚ large population and unique geo-climatic conditions. In India‚ while 40 million hectares of landmass is prone to floods‚ 68 per cent of the total areas is vulnerable to periodical droughts. The Disaster Management Act passed in 2005 provides for
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INTRODUCTION TO DISASTER 1.1 THE HISTORY OF DISASTERS IN INDIA Year 2005‚ say India should hang her head in shame. With the Bengal famine‚ Orissa Super Cyclone‚ Latur earthquake‚ Bhopal chemical disaster‚ Andhra cyclone‚ Gujarat earthquake‚ recurring floods‚ Mumbai 2008 bomb blasts and many other disasters there is no foyer in the world with space large enough to exhibit the collective pain on the face of India. India has ranked at the top or near top in almost all type of disasters with number
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What is disaster management? What are the various stages that it involves? The terminology may differ depending on where you are. In New Zealand‚ for example‚ you would be talking of the 4R’s‚ namely Readiness‚ Response‚ Recovery and Reduction. In other places‚ such as Indonesia‚ it could be as outlined in the graphic below: (Disaster management: click to enlarge) There are no standardized rules defining the different phases of the disaster management cycle. Different agencies use different cycles
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a wide range of natural disaster. The Philippines archipelago‚ located near the western edge of the Pacific Ocean‚ is in the direct path of seasonal typhoons and monsoon rains which bring floods‚ storms‚ storm surges‚ and their attendant landslides and other forms of devastation. The Philippines also sits on the "ring of fire" where the continental plates collide and thus experience periodic earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The Philippine exposure to natural disasters may be characterized as frequent
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much horror‚ misery‚ helplessness and doom as the term “Natural Disaster”. A natural disaster is any event of force of nature that is caused by environmental factors that has catastrophic consequences. Every year they not only decimate thousands of people and their properties but end entire blood lines. These calamities wreak havoc in the part of the world it chooses to act upon. Over the centuries various types of natural disasters or “Acts of god” have stolen human lives. Several criterions such
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my opinion on the North Park Hydraulic Fracturing. Hydraulic Fracturing is a very ingenious way of removing oil from the deep Shale‚ which we have been unable to reach. This method‚ also known as Fracking‚ is also very small. It starts out with a drill rig and a holding tank for the first 3 months‚ but then once the well is dug‚ it looks like another oil drill‚ and will continue to draw oil from the ground for the next 20-30 years. Fracking involves the use of radioactive materials‚ explosives‚ and
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