Reducing Lightning Injuries Worldwide

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Cooper, Mary Ann (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Holle, Ronald L. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Springer Natural Hazards,
• Θέματα: Natural disasters.; Geotechnical engineering.; Health promotion.; Environmental sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Environmental Physics.

 This book is a resource for understanding why Lightning continues to be a major health hazard, especially in the developing world, and equips researchers, governments, and public health advocates with the knowledge and techniques needed to reduce lightning casualties worldwide. . 

 Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations and Definitions -- Part I: How Lightning Kills, Injures, and Causes Damage -- Introduction -- Mechanisms of Lightning Injury -- Lightning Effects on the Body -- Research on Pathophysiology of Medical Effects by Lightning -- Economic Damages of Lightning -- Part II: Estimates of People Killed and Injured by Lightning -- Current Global Estimates of Lightning Fatalities and Injuries -- Lightning Fatalities since 1800 -- Locations and Activities of Lightning Casualties -- Gender, Age, and Casualties per Incident -- Contributors to Lightning Casualty Risk -- Part III: When and Where Lightning Occurs -- Global Lightning Distribution -- Time of Year and Time of Day of Lightning -- Meteorological Concepts Affecting Lightning Formation -- Lightning Detection -- Part IV: How to Reduce Lightning Global Casualties -- How to Make Baseline Studies on Lightning Deaths and Damages -- Identification of Safe and Unsafe Areas -- Lightning Protection -- History of Lightning Injury Prevention Programs -- Lightning Safety Guidelines and Resources -- The Role of Lightning Warning Systems -- How to Deliver the Message to Vulnerable Populations -- How to Write a Grant to Perform Studies -- Index.