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Lightning Injuries
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Author : Christopher Joh Andrews
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2018-01-18
Lightning Injuries written by Christopher Joh Andrews and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-18 with Medical categories.
Lightning Injuries: Electrical, Medical, and Legal Aspects presents a thorough examination of injuries inflicted by lightning strikes. The expertise of acknowledged world authorities from three continents have been brought together to create this truly remarkable volume. Lightning Injuries: Electrical, Medical, and Legal Aspects begins with a short historical review featuring a discussion of the physics of lightning phenomena and the aspects of electrical circuit theory. This review provides the background for following chapters, which address topics such as the epidemiology of lightning injury, the pathogenesis of the features of lightning injury, the clinical aspects of managing patients with lightning injury, and lightning injury mediated by communications systems (including telephones). The book also describes the problem of finding protection against lightning strikes and the issues that arise in legal liability as a result of lightning strikes. The book is written for a diverse audience and includes material that makes it appropriate for all professionals in medical, legal, and technical fields. Never before has such a comprehensive collation of related facets of lightning injury been published within a single volume.
Reducing Lightning Injuries Worldwide
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Author : Mary Ann Cooper
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-06-01
Reducing Lightning Injuries Worldwide written by Mary Ann Cooper and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-01 with Nature categories.
This book is a resource for understanding why Lightning continues to be a major health hazard, especially in the developing world, and equips researchers, governments, and public health advocates with the knowledge and techniques needed to reduce lightning casualties worldwide.
Lightning Injuries
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Author : Christopher Joh Andrews
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2018-01-18
Lightning Injuries written by Christopher Joh Andrews and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-18 with Medical categories.
Lightning Injuries: Electrical, Medical, and Legal Aspects presents a thorough examination of injuries inflicted by lightning strikes. The expertise of acknowledged world authorities from three continents have been brought together to create this truly remarkable volume. Lightning Injuries: Electrical, Medical, and Legal Aspects begins with a short historical review featuring a discussion of the physics of lightning phenomena and the aspects of electrical circuit theory. This review provides the background for following chapters, which address topics such as the epidemiology of lightning injury, the pathogenesis of the features of lightning injury, the clinical aspects of managing patients with lightning injury, and lightning injury mediated by communications systems (including telephones). The book also describes the problem of finding protection against lightning strikes and the issues that arise in legal liability as a result of lightning strikes. The book is written for a diverse audience and includes material that makes it appropriate for all professionals in medical, legal, and technical fields. Never before has such a comprehensive collation of related facets of lightning injury been published within a single volume.
Lightning Injuries Revisited
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Author : Peter A. Brigham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Lightning Injuries Revisited written by Peter A. Brigham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with categories.
Lightning Injuries
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Author : Michael Cherington
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Lightning Injuries written by Michael Cherington and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with categories.
Out Of The Blue
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Author : John Friedman
language : en
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Release Date : 2008-05-20
Out Of The Blue written by John Friedman and has been published by Delacorte Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The odds of being hit by lightning each year are only about 1 in 750,000 in the U.S. And yet this rare phenomenon has inspired both fear and fascination for thousands of years. In this groundbreaking, brilliantly researched book, journalist John S. Friedman probes lightning’s scientific, spiritual, and cultural roots. Blending vibrant history with riveting first-hand accounts of those who have clashed with lightning and lived to tell about it, Out of the Blue charts an extraordinary journey across the ages that explores our awe and dread in the face of one of nature’s most fearsome spectacles. Herman Melville called it “God’s burning finger.” The ancient Romans feared it as the wrath of God. Today we have a more scientific understanding, so why our eternal fascination with lightning? Out of the Blue attempts to understand this towering force of nature, exploring the changing perceptions of lightning from the earliest civilizations through Ben Franklin’s revolutionary experiments to the hair-raising adventures of storm chasers like David Hoadley, who’s been chronicling extreme weather for half a century. And Friedman describes one of the most treacherous rescues ever attempted in American mountain climbing. Friedman profiles a Virginia ranger who was struck by lightning seven times—and dubbed the human lightning rod—along with scores of others who tell astonishing tales of rescue and survival. And he charts lightning’s profound, life-altering effects on the emotional and spiritual lives of its victims. Combining captivating fact with thrilling personal stories, Out of the Blue tells a remarkable true tale of fate and coincidence, discovery and divine retribution, science and superstition. As entertaining as it is informative, it is a book for outdoor adventurers, sports enthusiasts, science and weather buffs, nature lovers, and anyone who has ever been awed or frightened by the sight of lightning.
Mitigating The Hazard Of Lightning Injury And Death Across Africa
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Author : Mary Ann Cooper
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Mitigating The Hazard Of Lightning Injury And Death Across Africa written by Mary Ann Cooper and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Electronic books categories.
Lightning injuries, deaths, and the economic consequences of lightning damage to property and infrastructure continue to be a significant public health challenge and economic development issue in many tropical and subtropical areas of the world, especially sub-Saharan Africa. This chapter will discuss the scope of the hazard, known risk factors including common cultural beliefs that inhibit public education, existing data sources, medical effects and long-term disability, lightning formation and detection, injury mechanisms, existing lightning safety programs and their challenges, and the work being done to decrease injuries, death, and property damage from lightning in Africa by the African Centres for Lightning and Electromagnetics Network (ACLENet).
Lightning Protection For People And Property
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Author : Marvin M. Frydenlund
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Lightning Protection For People And Property written by Marvin M. Frydenlund and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The word lightning conjures up many different thoughts, depending on who you are. For instance, an engineer might wonder, "How can I protect this building?" A computer manager might ask, "What protection is available to save my equip ment?" A golf course manager wants to warn golfers about life-saving measures to take during a lightning storm. And on and on the needs go. In fact, the variety of backgrounds of people who need to understand lightning, its effects, and pro tection techniques ranges from the highly technical to the illiterate, creating a very difficult educational problem for the lightning protection industry. In this book, Marvin Frydenlund presents a refreshingly new melding of the many pieces of the lightningjigsaw puzzle that are scattered throughout numerous libraries, magazine and newspaper articles, codes, standards, statistics, research, and the enormous body of information called "old wives' tales, myths, opinions, and snake oil sales literature." He has created a broad-spectrum review of the en tire field oflightning that is easy to read and understand, and it will benefit anyone who wants to study and comprehend the subject.
Lightning
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Author : Derek M. Elsom
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2015-10-15
Lightning written by Derek M. Elsom and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-15 with Science categories.
Few phenomena inspire more awe than lightning. Streaking across the sky, it daunts us with its power and amazes us with its beauty. In Lightning, Derek M. Elsom explores this natural phenomenon and traces the long history of our study of it. From early civilizations’ assumptions that it was the work of gods, through eighteenth-century scientific analyses (and, yes, Ben Franklin’s kite), Elsom tells about our efforts to understand and explain lightning. He explores the many surprising folklore beliefs about lightning protection and contrasts these with today's scientific approaches. Alongside scientific explorations, he also tracks the path of lightning through our culture, from myths and legends to art and design. In addition, Elsom offers handy tips for avoiding getting struck by lightning. Beautifully illustrated with stunning photographs and artistic renderings, this striking book will appeal equally to weather buffs and folklorists, scientists and artists.
Meeting The Odds
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Author : C. A. Evans
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2011-05
Meeting The Odds written by C. A. Evans and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05 with Self-Help categories.
I can give you a little information about lightning that I found as I was trying to figure out what in the world hit me. There's just no way to figure it out really, it was just lightning. But, lightning comes without warning. It is so unpredictable, we never know where or what it will strike. Historically, lightning kills more people than any other natural event only outranked by floods. The National Weather Service has changed it's slogan to "When thunder roars, go indoors". Don't stand outside counting to 30 to see where the bolt is, go indoors and count to 30! Keraunomedicine is the medical study of lightning casualties. Keraunopathy is the study of the effects of a lightning strike rather than treatment. Lightning travels as fast as 100,000 miles a second. Channels have been observed longer than ten miles in length. Lightning strikes with ten million to 100 million volts with currents up to 50,000 plus amps. The experts on the subject say this is four to five times hotter than the sun. This happens in a split second also referred to as a millisecond. Hot lightning (high-current lightning) lasts more than a second. The high energy results in melting and/or carbonizing large objects. The heat of a lightning bolt can burn tissue, cause lung damage, and the chest can be damaged as a result of the forces of expanding hot air. Electricity generally causes cardiac arrest. It may also flash over the body leaving burns or Lichtengerg figures that can last for hour or days. Ruptured eardrums are most common and ocular cataracts can develop more than a year afterwards. Blunt trauma injuries occur from the shock waves when the surrounding air expands and implodes. For more information regarding lightning and safety go to the websites of the National Weather Service and Lightning Strike Survivors. Another good read is a paper titled "Lightning Injuries" by Eric L. Johnson, MD. Odds of Becoming a Lightning Strike Victim U.S. 2000 Census Population 280,000,000 Odds of being struck by lightning in a given year (reported deaths + injuries) 1/700,000 Odds of being struck by lightning in your lifetime (Est. 80 years) 1/3000 Odds that you will be affected by someone being struck (10 people per victim) 1/300 Just because you have been struck once does not take you out of the pool of possibility. There are people that have been struck multiple times so far in their lifetime. And since every person who survives a lightning strike has a set of unique injuries and after effects, treatment is difficult to find. Don't give up. Get in the support group. Talk to other survivors. There are some things medicine can help. There is help for lightning strike survivors and their families needing medical and legal assistance at Lightning Strike Survivors.com.