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  • [[File:Nut warning 1.jpg|thumb|A warning sign indicating the presence of peanuts.]] Peanut allergy affects a significant portion of the population, particularly in Western countries. Due to the potential severity of allerg
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  • ...economic damage in its wake, the severity of which depends on the affected population's resilience, or ability to recover and also on the infrastructure availabl ...saster management cycle. It consists of a number of elements, for example; warning/evacuation, search and rescue, providing immediate assistance, assessing da
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  • == Malthusian Theory of Population == ...ic outlook, laid the groundwork for understanding the relationship between population dynamics and food availability.
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  • ...ster recovery. Civil defense measures are designed to protect the civilian population, as well as public and private property. * '''[[Emergency Management]]''': The organizational and management process that aims to red
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  • ...acilities and schools, exacerbating the humanitarian needs of the affected population. ...r, and unemployment, creating a humanitarian need when large portions of a population are unable to meet their basic needs.
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  • ...ns also played a crucial role in providing aid and support to the affected population. ...cane preparedness, including the establishment of a hurricane tracking and warning system.
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  • ...economic, or environmental losses which exceed the ability of the affected population to cope using its own resources. Health disasters can be caused by natural ...eloping emergency plans, conducting regular drills, and establishing early warning systems. Public health measures, such as vaccination campaigns and health e
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  • * Forty percent of the world’s population, about 3 billion people, live in areas with a risk of dengue. Dengue is oft * Any warning sign
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  • ...nusual [[vaginal bleeding]]. Vaginal bleeding after [[menopause]] may be a warning sign of cancer of the lining of the uterus (womb). Your healthcare provider == '''What to do in case of emergency/overdose?''' ==
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  • [[File:ECCC.jpg|Emergency care coordination center|thumb]] * '''Health Warning Systems:''' A health system sensitive to population needs must refine its tools to ensure proper preparation before a crisis em
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  • ...es resulted in accidents. Sudden onset of sleep may occur without apparent warning or daytime [[drowsiness]]. Sedating medications (such as alcohol or CNS dep == '''What to do in case of emergency/overdose?''' ==
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  • ...ation. The rations should be culturally acceptable and appropriate for all population subgroups (such as infants and young children). ...'' – The growth status of an individual’s body measurements in relation to population reference values.
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  • ...cles, which sometimes has resulted in accidents. Patients may not perceive warning signs, such as excessive drowsiness, or they may report feeling alert immed ...tible people. The overall prevalence of sulfite sensitivity in the general population is unknown and probably low. Sulfite sensitivity is seen more frequently in
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  • The '''U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)''' is an agency of the United States Department of ...disasters and to provide a single point of responsibility for all federal emergency activities. The agency has undergone several changes over the years, especi
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  • * '''[[CEPPO]]''': Chemical Emergency Preparedness & Prevention Office. http://yosemite.epa.gov/ oswer/ceppoweb.n ...ired by courts or the government. (Gostin LO and Hodges J. The Model State Emergency Health Powers Act. Unpublished draft; October 23, 2001.) Typically, the cou
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  • * [[FDA warning letter]] * [[Fellowship of the College of Emergency Medicine]]
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  • * '''[[Absolute risk]]''': the proportion of a population expected to get a disease over a specified time period. See also risk, rela ...sum of the individual doses received in a given time period by a specified population from exposure to a specified source of radiation (Adapted from HPS).
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  • ...generally readily apparent (e.g., pushing an incorrect button, ignoring a warning light) and almost always involve someone at the frontline. Active failures ...een the performance of a test in a population vs. in an individual. At the population level, we can say that a test has a sensitivity and specificity of, say, 90
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  • * [[Agricultural disease emergency]] * [[Air defense warning condition]]
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  • * '''[[Emergency Action Plan]]'''  - A specific plan used to describe the actions taken to ...hat is disseminated primarily in anticipation of an emergency or during an emergency. In addition to providing situational information to the public, it also fr
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