Cooper, Mary Ann creator author. Holle, Ronald L. author. text bibliography Electronic books. sz 2019 monographic eng 1 online resource (xxii, 233 pages) : illustrations (some color) 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. Mary Ann Cooper, Ronald L. Holle. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electrical injuries Prevention Wounds and injuries Prevention Lightning Hazard mitigation MEDICAL Surgery General Economic geology Public health & preventive medicine Environmental science, engineering & technology Natural disasters Electrical injuries Prevention Hazard mitigation Lightning Wounds and injuries Prevention RA1091 617.1/2 9783319775630 3319775634 3319775618 9783319775616 9783319775623 3319775626 9783030084806 3030084809 com.springer.onix.9783319775630 Springer Nature https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1825060 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1825060 GW5XE 180605 20210825161943.0 on1038721529 eng