Disaster preparedness and response / by Paul P. Rega.
"The twentieth century has seen its share of death and destruction. Two world wars, a couple of pandemics, and an assortment of natural, technological, intentional, and accidental disasters. Now, we are 1/5 of the way into the 21st century and already we have witnessed international terrorism,...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2022]
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| Series: | What do I do now?. Emergency medicine.
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "The twentieth century has seen its share of death and destruction. Two world wars, a couple of pandemics, and an assortment of natural, technological, intentional, and accidental disasters. Now, we are 1/5 of the way into the 21st century and already we have witnessed international terrorism, emerging infectious disease outbreaks, global conflicts, population migrations, and a pandemic the likes of which may even surpass the Great Pandemic of 1917-1918. And, in the background, lurks the ominous specter of climate change - a potential cataclysmic event that could logarithmically wreak devastation upon humankind in a matter of decades and last for centuries"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 369 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0197580165 9780197580165 |