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100 1 _aCooper, Mary Ann,
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245 1 0 _aReducing lightning injuries worldwide /
_cMary Ann Cooper, Ronald L. Holle.
264 1 _aCham, Switzerland :
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300 _a1 online resource (xxii, 233 pages) :
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490 1 _aSpringer natural hazards,
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
588 0 _aOnline resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 5, 2018).
505 0 _aForeword -- 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.
520 _aThis 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.
590 _aMaster record variable field(s) change: 072
650 0 _aElectrical injuries
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650 0 _aWounds and injuries
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700 1 _aHolle, Ronald L.,
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