TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cooper,Mary Ann
AU  - Holle,Ronald L.
TI  - Reducing lightning injuries worldwide
T2  - Springer natural hazards,
SN  - 9783319775630
AV  - RA1091 
U1  - 617.1/2 23
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - Cham, Switzerland
PB  - Springer
KW  - Electrical injuries
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Wounds and injuries
KW  - Lightning
KW  - Hazard mitigation
KW  - MEDICAL
KW  - Surgery
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Economic geology
KW  - bicssc
KW  - Public health & preventive medicine
KW  - Environmental science, engineering & technology
KW  - Natural disasters
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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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