The Emergency

Author : Neil Strauss
Publisher : Text Publishing
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781921520587

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Emergency by Neil Strauss Pdf

Terrorist attacks. Natural disasters. Domestic crackdowns. Economic collapse. Riots. Wars. Disease. Starvation. What can you do to prepare for when it all hits the fan? You can learn to be self-sufficient and survive outside the system. After the last few years of violence and terror, of ethnic and religious hatred, of tsunamis and hurricanes—and now of world financial meltdown—Strauss, like most of his generation, came to the sobering realisation that, even in America, anything can happen. But rather than watch helplessly, he decided to do something about it. And so he spent three years traveling through a country that's lost its sense of safety, equipping himself with the necessary tools to save himself and his loved ones from an uncertain future. With the same quick wit and eye for cultural trends that marked The Game, The Dirt and How to Make Love Like a Porn Star, Emergency traces Neil's white-knuckled journey through today's heart of darkness, as he sets out to move his life offshore, test his skills in the wild, and remake himself as a gun-toting, plane-flying, government-defying survivor. It's a tale of paranoid fantasies and crippling doubts, of shady lawyers and dangerous cult leaders, of billionaire gun nuts and survivalist superheroes, of weirdos, heroes, and ordinary citizens going off the grid. It's one man's story of a dangerous world—and how to stay alive in it. Before the next disaster strikes, you're going to want to read this book. Because tomorrow doesn't come with a guarantee...

Author : U.S. Department of Transportation
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781626363762

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Emergency Response Guidebook by U.S. Department of Transportation Pdf

Does the identification number 60 indicate a toxic substance or a flammable solid, in the molten state at an elevated temperature? Does the identification number 1035 indicate ethane or butane? What is the difference between natural gas transmission pipelines and natural gas distribution pipelines? If you came upon an overturned truck on the highway that was leaking, would you be able to identify if it was hazardous and know what steps to take? Questions like these and more are answered in the Emergency Response Guidebook. Learn how to identify symbols for and vehicles carrying toxic, flammable, explosive, radioactive, or otherwise harmful substances and how to respond once an incident involving those substances has been identified. Always be prepared in situations that are unfamiliar and dangerous and know how to rectify them. Keeping this guide around at all times will ensure that, if you were to come upon a transportation situation involving hazardous substances or dangerous goods, you will be able to help keep others and yourself out of danger. With color-coded pages for quick and easy reference, this is the official manual used by first responders in the United States and Canada for transportation incidents involving dangerous goods or hazardous materials.

Author : Coomi Kapoor
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-15
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9789352141197

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The Emergency by Coomi Kapoor Pdf

A searing indictment of the suspension of democracy In June 1975, a state of Emergency was declared, where civil liberties were suspended and the press muzzled. In the dark days that followed, Coomi Kapoor, then a young journalist, personally experienced the full fury of the establishment. Meanwhile, Indira Gandhi, her son Sanjay and his coterie unleashed a reign of terror that saw forced sterilizations, brutal evictions in the thousands, and wanton imprisonment of many, including Opposition leaders. This gripping eyewitness account vividly recreates the drama, the horror, as well as the heroism of a few during those nineteen months when democracy was derailed.

Author : Thomas Fisher
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780593230671

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The Emergency by Thomas Fisher Pdf

The riveting, pulse-pounding story of a year in the life of an emergency room doctor trying to steer his patients and colleagues through a crushing pandemic and a violent summer, amidst a healthcare system that seems determined to leave them behind “Gripping . . . eloquent . . . This book reminds us how permanently interesting our bodies are, especially when they go wrong.”—The New York Times ONE OF NEWSWEEK’S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022 As an emergency room doctor working on the rapid evaluation unit, Dr. Thomas Fisher has about three minutes to spend with the patients who come into the South Side of Chicago ward where he works before directing them to the next stage of their care. Bleeding: three minutes. Untreated wound that becomes life-threatening: three minutes. Kidney failure: three minutes. He examines his patients inside and out, touches their bodies, comforts and consoles them, and holds their hands on what is often the worst day of their lives. Like them, he grew up on the South Side; this is his community and he grinds day in and day out to heal them. Through twenty years of clinical practice, time as a White House fellow, and work as a healthcare entrepreneur, Dr. Fisher has seen firsthand how our country’s healthcare system can reflect the worst of society: treating the poor as expendable in order to provide top-notch care to a few. In The Emergency, Fisher brings us through his shift, as he works with limited time and resources to treat incoming patients. And when he goes home, he remains haunted by what he sees throughout his day. The brutal wait times, the disconnect between hospital executives and policymakers and the people they're supposed to serve, and the inaccessible solutions that could help his patients. To cope with the relentless onslaught exacerbated by the pandemic, Fisher begins writing letters to patients and colleagues—letters he will never send—explaining it all to them as best he can. As fast-paced as an ER shift, The Emergency has all the elements that make doctors’ stories so compelling—the high stakes, the fascinating science and practice of medicine, the deep and fraught interactions between patients and doctors, the persistent contemplation of mortality. And, with the rare dual perspective of somebody who also has his hands deep in policy work, Fisher connects these human stories to the sometimes-cruel machinery of care. Beautifully written, vulnerable and deeply empathetic, The Emergency is a call for reform that offers a fresh vision of health care as a foundation of social justice.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241513081

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Basic Emergency Care: Approach to the Acutely Ill and Injured by World Health Organization Pdf

Developed by WHO and the International Committee of the Red Cross in collaboration with the International Federation for Emergency Medicine Basic Emergency Care (BEC): Approach to the acutely ill and injured is an open-access training course for frontline healthcare providers who manage acute illness and injury with limited resources. BEC teaches a systematic approach to the initial assessment and management of time-sensitive conditions where early intervention saves lives. It includes modules on: the ABCDE and SAMPLE history approach trauma difficulty in breathing shock and altered mental status. The practical skills section covers the essential time-sensitive interventions for these key acute presentations. The BEC package includes a Participant Workbook and electronic slide decks for each module. BEC integrates the guidance from WHO Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT) for children WHO Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children WHO Integrated Management of Pregnancy and Childbirth and the Integrated Management of Adult/Adolescent Illness (IMAI).

Author : ERIC. BLOCK
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0433509554

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EMERGENCY LAW IN CANADA by ERIC. BLOCK Pdf

Author : Dr. Fred Voon
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-28
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781777603427

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Your Inside Guide to the Emergency Department by Dr. Fred Voon Pdf

This is the first book for the general public, written by a physician, to guide you through what really happens in the Emergency Department (ED). In Canada there are over 15 million Emergency visits a year. In the USA, over 145 million annually – a shocking 46 visits for every 100 persons! Learn what to expect if you, or a loved one, becomes one. - What happens and why from the ambulance to the trauma bay? - What and whom should you bring? - Why do you have to wait so long? Why did that person get seen before you? - Who gets seen faster? How can you get treated sooner? - Why do you have to tell the same story over again? - Who are all these people? - What should you do to prepare? Dr. Voon also busts some common myths and provides tons of practical tips and tricks to help you stay out of the ED: - What might not be an emergency after all? - What should everyone stock in their Home Medicine Cabinet? - What internet sites can we trust? As an in-depth and comprehensible resource, this non-fiction is a reference that belongs in every household and every waiting room. Find out more on the web at DrVoon.com.

Author : Gyan Prakash
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691186726

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Emergency Chronicles by Gyan Prakash Pdf

The gripping story of an explosive turning point in the history of modern India On the night of June 25, 1975, Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency in India, suspending constitutional rights and rounding up her political opponents in midnight raids across the country. In the twenty-one harrowing months that followed, her regime unleashed a brutal campaign of coercion and intimidation, arresting and torturing people by the tens of thousands, razing slums, and imposing compulsory sterilization on the poor. Emergency Chronicles provides the first comprehensive account of this understudied episode in India’s modern history. Gyan Prakash strips away the comfortable myth that the Emergency was an isolated event brought on solely by Gandhi’s desire to cling to power, arguing that it was as much the product of Indian democracy’s troubled relationship with popular politics. Drawing on archival records, private papers and letters, published sources, film and literary materials, and interviews with victims and perpetrators, Prakash traces the Emergency’s origins to the moment of India’s independence in 1947, revealing how the unfulfilled promise of democratic transformation upset the fine balance between state power and civil rights. He vividly depicts the unfolding of a political crisis that culminated in widespread popular unrest, which Gandhi sought to crush by paradoxically using the law to suspend lawful rights. Her failure to preserve the existing political order had lasting and unforeseen repercussions, opening the door for caste politics and Hindu nationalism. Placing the Emergency within the broader global history of democracy, this gripping book offers invaluable lessons for us today as the world once again confronts the dangers of rising authoritarianism and populist nationalism.

Author : Indira Gandhi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Gandhi, Indira, 1917-1984
ISBN : UVA:X000702473

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India by Indira Gandhi Pdf

Author : Frank O'Hara
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0802134521

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Meditations in an Emergency by Frank O'Hara Pdf

Originally published: New York: Grove Press, 1957.

Author : International Civil Aviation Organization
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006-12-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9291947881

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Emergency response guidance for aircraft incidents involving dangerous goods by International Civil Aviation Organization Pdf

This document provides guidance to States and operators for developing procedures and policies for dealing with dangerous goods incidents on board aircraft. It contains general information on the factors that may need to be considered when dealing with any dangerous goods incident and provides specific emergency response drill codes for each item listed in the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air

Author : Dan Dworkis, MD PhD
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798746482327

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The Emergency Mind by Dan Dworkis, MD PhD Pdf

In a critical situation when everything is on the line, will you be able to perform? ER doctors or not, we all face emergencies in our lives-times when we must make critical decisions in high-stakes, uncertain, pressure-filled environments. Even with the best possible training, bringing our knowledge to bear in the stress and pressure of these moments can feel overwhelming if not impossible. In The Emergency Mind: Wiring Your Brain for Performance Under Pressure, Dan Dworkis, MD PhD takes you into the minds of the doctors who run resuscitation rooms and treat the ill and injured to teach you how to perform when the pressure is on. Leveraging the mental models and lessons from his own practice of emergency medicine-as well as from experts in the military, business, and athletic worlds-Dr. Dworkis shows you how to train mentally to perform at your best when you're needed the most.Whether you're an emergency medicine resident, medical student, APP, nurse, paramedic, entrepreneur, athlete, or anyone else who performs under pressure, The Emergency Mind will teach you simple, concrete steps to wire your brain for the best possible performance and build your own emergency mind.

Author : Steven E. Diaz
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Emergency medicine
ISBN : 076373456X

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The Little Black Book of Emergency Medicine by Steven E. Diaz Pdf

Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of this pocket-sized handbook provides comprehensive, concise, evidence-based information on diagnosing and treating illness and injury in the emergency setting. The Little Black Book of Emergency Medicine is a convenient resource offering quick access to vital information and makes a great reference for solving pressing problems on the ward or in the clinic. Also available in PDA format!

Author : Tamika D. Mallory
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781982173470

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State of Emergency by Tamika D. Mallory Pdf

A globally recognized civil rights activist presents an unwavering history of American systemic racism, a first-hand view of what makes for effective activism today, and a vision for lasting, positive change.

Author : P. N. Dhar
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : India
ISBN : UOM:39015052865311

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Indira Gandhi, the "Emergency", and Indian Democracy by P. N. Dhar Pdf

The 1970s were a tumultuous decade in the Indian subcontinent. Indira Gandhi dominated the political arena like Colossus. Bangladesh came into existence and Sikkim merged with India. India and Pakistan fought a decisive war that we followed by a peace agreement at Simla which had all theappearance of permanence. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Mujibur Rehman, Indira Gandhi, Jayaprakash Narayan - the subcontinent's leading politicians - all reached towering heights of success and depths of defeat at about this time.P N Dhar was head of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's secretariat for most of the momentous years. In this book he provides an insider's account of the major political events, decisions and personalities that make up the 1970s.This is the first book to carry a detailed account of confidential negotiations between Indira Gandhi and Jayaprakash Narayan during the 'Emergency'. It also deals with the economic and political developments that fed into Indira Gandhi's infamous declaration of an 'Emergency'. It provides a closepicture of Mrs Gandhi's emotional trauma in relation to the Bangladesh refugee problem and the Bangladesh war, and later in relation to her son Sanjay Gandhi. In its account of the confidential negotiations between Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto over the Simla Agreement, it offer unrecordedinformation which is hugely controversial and hotly disputed. Its delineation of Sikkim's relations with Indira since Nehru's time, culminating in the Indian takeover of that states, is the most lucid, comprehensive and cogent account of that controversial political event. Its analysis of thenature of Indian democracy - from the secularism linked to the Nehru dynasty to the Mandal issue associated with VP Singh to the Hindu religiosity of the BJP under AB Vajpayee - is similarly marked by clarity, learning and reasoned argument.As an economist and intellectual who strayed into the highest level of Indian political life after an academic career in Kashmir, Peshawar and Delhi, Professor Dhar's recollections also have much to offer on Sheikh Abdullah's Kashmir, undivided India's north-west, and Indian academic life andculture. He has an unerring eye for the hidden fact - the buried detail which alters the received history. His political memories are marked by a combination of historical knowledge, analytic insight, and literary flair that is rare in Indian political literature.