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- Permanent Link:
- http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI13042403/00001
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- Summary:
- This document is a comprehensive guide for reducing earthquake risks facing hospitals. It outlines the various seismic hazards facing hospitals, how to mitigate their impact, and the difficulties and costs associated with implementing each option. The document is composed of twenty sections. The first part of the manual discusses the importance of addressing disaster risks facing hospitals, particular earthquake risks. First of all, the impact of earthquakes on hospitals is a particularly disastrous for two major reasons: (i) the immediate need for hospitals to care for persons injured following a disaster, and (ii) the destruction of sensitive technical equipment and vital support systems needed to reduce damages and avoid loss of life. This makes preparing hospitals for hazards an urgent task for the well-being of society. The first part goes on to outline the various earthquake risks facing hospitals and the measures to manage such risks. In the second part the manual provides essential technical information critical to reducing earthquake risks. This part is divided into several sections on: (i) objects typically found in major rooms of a hospital, (ii) anchoring and bracing information for specific objects, (iii) medical equipment, (iv) furnishing and hospital administrative systems, (iv) supplies, (v) mechanical and electrical equipment, (vi) pipes, ducts and conduits, (vii) tanks and medical gases, (viii) architectural elements, and (ix) lifts. This section also includes images and graphs on equipment, architectural elements, and building utility systems of a hospital. Four appendices are presented at the end of the manual: (i) a hazard hunt checklist, (ii) do-it-yourself resources, (iii) further information and technical resources for engineers, and (iv) example calculations for engineers. ( English )
- Subject:
- Disaster Risk Reduction ( English )
- Citation/Reference:
- Rodgers, J., Cedillos, V., Kumar, H., Tobin, L.T., Yawitz, K. (2009). Reducing earthquake risk in hospitals from equipment, contents, architectural elements and building utility systems. GeoHazards International, GeoHazards Society—India, Swiss Re.
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Florida International University
- Rights Management:
- Refer to main document/publisher for use rights.
- Resource Identifier:
- FI13042403
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