Title: Handbook of Emergency Response : A Human Factors and Systems Engineering Approach Author: Adedeji B Badiru, LeeAnn Racz ISBN: 113807733X / 9781138077331 Format: Soft Cover Pages: 758 Publisher: CRC Press Year: 2017 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Description
Contents
Despite preemptive preparations, disasters can and do occur. Whether natural disasters, catastrophic accidents, or terrorist attacks, the risk cannot be completely eliminated. A carefully prepared response is your best defense. Handbook of Emergency Response: A Human Factors and Systems Engineering Approach presents practical advice and guidelines on how to plan the coordinated execution of emergency response.
A useful tool to mitigate logistical problems that often follow disasters or extreme events, the core of this guide is the role of human factors in emergency response project management. The handbook provides a systematic structure for communication, cooperation, and coordination. It highlights what must be done and when, and how to identify the resources required for each effort. The book tackles cutting-edge research in topics such as evacuation planning, chemical agent sensor placement, and riverflow prediction. It offers strategies for establishing an effective training program for first responders and insightful advice in managing waste associated with disasters.
Managing a project in the wake of a tragedy is complicated and involves various emotional, sentimental, reactive, and chaotic responses. This is the time that a structured communication model is most needed. Having a guiding model for emergency response can help put things in proper focus. This book provides that model. It guides you through planning for and responding to various emergencies and in overcoming the challenges in these tasks.
Preface
Part I : Technical Challenges
Chapter 1 : Robotic Technologies for First Response : A Review Chapter 2 : A Practical, Simplified Chemical Agent Sensor Placement Methodology Chapter 3 : Harnessing Disruptive Technologies : Quick Systems Engineering for Emergency Response Chapter 4 : An Emerging Framework for Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the National Airspace System : Opportunities and Challenges for First Responders and Emergency Management Chapter 5 : Optimization in Evacuation Route Planning Chapter 6 : Evacuation Planning, Analysis, and Management Chapter 7 : Hierarchical Optimization for Helicopter Mission Planning in Large-Scale Emergencies Chapter 8 : Riverflow Prediction for Emergency Response : Military Applications Using Artificial Neural Networks
Part II : Human Factors Issues
Chapter 9 : Understanding the Influence of the "Cry Wolf Hypothesis" and "False Alarm Effect" on Public Response to Emergency Warnings Chapter 10 : Accessible Emergency Management : A Human Factors Engineering Approach Chapter 11 : Framework for Preparing for the Unprepared Chapter 12 : Lest we forget : A Critical Analysis of Bioterrorist Incidents, National Exercises and U.S. Prevention, Response, and Recovery Strategies Chapter 13 : Resilience to WMD : Communication and Active Participation are Key Chapter 14 : First responders : A Biomechanical Evaluation of Supply Distribution Chapter 15 : Dynamics and Dangers of Therapeutic Strategies for Organophosphate Poisoning : A Physiologically Based Model
Part III : Managerial Models
Chapter 16 : Coordinated Project Systems Approach to Emergency Response Chapter 17 : Overcoming Obstacles to Integrated Response among Incongruent Organizations Chapter 18 : Decisions in Disaster Recovery Operations : A Game Theoretic Perspective on Organization Cooperation Chapter 19 : Integrating Department of Defense Response with Nongovernmental Options during a Disaster Chapter 20 : Time is a Murderer : The Cost of Critical Path Drag in Emergency Response Chapter 21 : Coordination and Control in Emergency Response Chapter 22 : Managing the Complexities of Incident Command Chapter 23 : Begin with the End in Mind : "An All-Hazards Systems Approach to Waste Management Planning for Homeland Security Incidents" Chapter 24 : Creating Effective Response Communications Chapter 25 : Assessing the State of Knowledge about Emergency Management in Other Countries Chapter 26 : Framework for Real-Time, All-Hazards Global Situational Awareness Chapter 27 : All-Hazards Response Team Preparation : Planning and Training Concepts Chapter 28 : Medical Supply Chain Resiliency in Disasters Chapter 29 : Decision Support for Inland Waterways Emergency Response