Reducing Lightning Injuries Worldwide
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. .
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2019.
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| Έκδοση: | 1st ed. 2019. |
| Σειρά: | Springer Natural Hazards,
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- 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.
