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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"major incident"”.
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Major incident triage: development and validation of a modified primary triage tool
… A key principle in the effective management of a major incident is triage, prioritising patients on the basis of their clinical acuity. However, existing methods of primary major incident triage demonstrate poor performance at identifying the Priority One patient in need of a life-saving …
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Modified Delphi study to determine the components of a Medical Cache required for local or international medical deployment after a major incident or disaster
… Services are suitably trained to respond to major incidents or disasters, but lack the support of a standardised medical cache. This in turn compromises the preparedness of such a team to deploy to major incidents and or disasters inside and outside the provincial boundaries. Aim: This study …
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An analysis of health facility preparedness for major incidents in Kampala
Background & Objectives: Major incidents occur commonly in Uganda, but little is known about either local hazards which risk causing major incidents, or health system preparedness for such events. Understanding risk and current preparedness is the first step in improving response. Methods: We …
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Major incidents in the Western Cape, South Africa: a descriptive study
… casualty situations tend to be referred to as Major Incidents. Although a standard understanding of what constitutes a major incident has not been agreed, with the term being interchanged with both mass casualty incident and disaster, for health services a major incident may be considered to …
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Analysis of energy delivery sector malware attack response mechanisms
… gaps in their extremely complex cyber incident response mechanisms. This thesis takes a novel, systems-level approach to pinpoint deficiencies in incident response mechanisms of the U.S. electricity sector. An analysis of current and future external influences on the electricity sector …
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The Crooked Lakes Reserves: A Study of Indian Policy in Practice from the Qu'appelle Treaty to 1900
… during the first six years of settlement and a major incident of protest by the Indian people against these conditions. It describes attempts made by the Department to establish an agricultural subsistence base on the reserves prior to and following the location of a resident Indian agent, the …
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News Framing: A Comparison Of The New York Times And The People's Daily Coverage Of Sino-U.S. Spy Plane Collision Of April 1, 2001
… the United States and China faced their first major incident of the 21st century when a U.S. spy plane accidentally collided with a Chinese fighter plane. The dialogue that followed between the two countries, as well as the tenor of the incident as reported in the international press, provide …
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The development of consensus-based pre-hospital core competencies and outcomes as a component of specialist emergency physician training - a South African-based study
… Aviation for Health Care Provider and Hospital Major Incident Medical Management and Support courses potentially address specific outcomes. Self-directed and experiential learning have been highlighted as crucial teaching-learning methodologies, and opportunities identified for transprofessional …
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RISK-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR SAFETY MANAGEMENT OF ONSHORE TANK FARM OPERATIONS
… degree of system-wide challenges of potential major incidents/accidents, as evidenced in various tank farm recorded accidents, which occurred at different times with estimated losses valued in millions of US dollars. The accidents could be catastrophic, leading to deaths, extensive damages and …
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Improving content delivery in low-resource networks: a case study of the African Internet Ecosystem
… and in the US. This section revealed how a majority of Africa's local content is still hosted remotely and this has a major incident on the Quality of Experience (QoE) of users in Africa. Considering the set of challenges of content delivery in Africa, companies such as Facebook and Google …