Bernan Press
Pages: 300
Trim: 8½ x 11
978-1-59888-791-4 • Paperback • March 2016 • $126.00 • (£97.00)
978-1-59888-792-1 • eBook • March 2016 • $119.50 • (£92.00)
Don Philpott, author of more than 170 books, has 20 years of experience as a senior correspondent reporting on major news stories around the world. He is a former editor of Homeland Defense Journal and International Homeland Security.
Emergency Preparedness, 2nd Edition
Summary Table of Contents
Part I: Emergencies and Disasters: Natural and Non-natural Events
1. Understanding Emergencies and Disasters
2. Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Thunderstorms, and Floods
3. Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Volcanoes, and Landslides
4. Fire and Wildfire, Drought and Extreme Heat, and Blizzards and Avalanches
5. Bomb Threats, Chemical Warfare, and Bioterrorism
6. Chemical Spills, Contamination, and Household Emergencies
7. Nuclear Threat and Exposure
8. Workplace Violence and Workplace Medical Emergencies
9. More Non-natural Events: Civil Disturbances, Blackouts, Structural Collapse
Part II: Planning, Procedures, Mitigation, and Recovery
10. The Emergency Action Plan, Part One: Laying the Groundwork
11. The Emergency Action Plan, Part Two: Creating the Plan
12. Training, Drills, and Evacuations
13. Basic First Aid and Medical Care in the Workplace or Anyplace
14. Post-event Restoration
15. Guidelines for Emergency Mitigation
16. Hospitals
17. Schools
Appendices
Glossary