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Journal articles on the topic "Evacuation kit"
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Horney, Jennifer, Cynthia Snider, Sandra Malone, Laura Gammons, and Steve Ramsey. "Factors Associated with Hurricane Preparedness: Results of a Pre-Hurricane Assessment." Journal of Disaster Research 3, no. 2 (April 1, 2008): 143–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2008.p0143.
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Previous studies of hurricane preparedness have generally used indirect measures to ascertain household preparedness, including time intervals between preparation and hurricane landfall and past evacuation. This study sought to directly measure hurricane preparedness by asking residents of a high-risk coastal North Carolina county to report whether their household had an evacuation plan and a disaster supply kit with at least 3 days of food and water for each family member and pet as recommended by the American Red Cross. The survey was conducted six weeks prior to the start of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. Past hurricane experience increased the likelihood of a household having a disaster supply kit. However, living in multi-unit housing or a mobile home significantly decreased the likelihood of having a disaster supply kit. Past hurricane experience, past evacuation experience and anticipated evacuation under a mandatory evacuation order were important factors related to a household having an evacuation plan. Residence in a designated flood zone, demographic characteristics of the household, pet ownership, and perceived risk were not significantly related to preparedness. Public health and emergency management officials should work together to determine effective interventions that can improve personal preparedness based on factors other than personal hurricane experience.
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Burke, PhD, Jennifer A., Patric R. Spence, PhD, and Kenneth A. Lachlan, PhD. "Crisis preparation, media use, and information seeking during Hurricane Ike: Lessons learned for emergency communication." Journal of Emergency Management 8, no. 5 (September 1, 2010): 27. http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/jem.2010.0030.
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This study was a replication and extension of a previous work that examined crisis preparation, information- seeking patterns, and media use in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. A quantitative survey study was undertaken to examine the same variables after Hurricane Ike. Surveys were collected from 691 Hurricane Ike evacuees. Respondents were more likely to have an evacuation plan or emergency kit than those displaced by Katrina, and older respondents were less likely than younger respondents to have an emergency kit in place. Women, African Americans, and older respondents indicated a greater desire for information, with African American respondents desiring information concerning government responses, evacuation efforts, and rescue operations. Television and interpersonal exchanges emerged as the most commonly used sources for information. The findings are discussed in terms of pragmatic implications for emergency management practitioners regarding message design and placement.
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Jansen-Winkeln, Boris, Stefan Niebisch, Uwe Scheuermann, Ines Gockel, and Matthias Mehdorn. "Biomechanical Effects of Incisional Negative Wound Pressure Dressing: An Ex Vivo Model Using Human and Porcine Abdominal Walls." BioMed Research International 2018 (December 30, 2018): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7058461.
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Introduction. Incisional negative pressure wound therapy (iNPWT) has been of recent interest in different surgical fields as beneficial outcomes on high-risk wounds have been reported. Nevertheless, its mechanisms of function are not widely studied to date. Methods. We established two ex vivo setups of iNPWT in porcine and human abdominal wall for measuring pressures within the wound which result from iNPWT application. For pressure measurements, a high-resolution manometry catheter and a balloon catheter probe were used in a wound sealed with either a commercially available PREVENA VAC kit or a self-made iNPWT kit. Furthermore, we evaluated seroma evacuation by iNPWT. Results. Both setups showed similar characteristics of pressure curves within the wound when applying increasing negative pressures. Application of high pressures did not result in a similar increase in wound pressure. Only subtotal evacuation of seroma by iNPWT application (about 75% of volume) could be detected. Conclusion. Our ex vivo model of iNPWT in porcine and human abdominal wall could show reproducible measurements of pressures within the wounds in both types of tissue. As intrawound pressures did not increase in the same way as the applied negative pressure, we suggest that our results do not advocate the idea of using iNPWT for wound care especially as seroma evacuation remains insufficient.
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DeYoung, Sarah E., Ashley K. Farmer, Zoe Callaro, and Shelby Naar. "Disaster Preparedness among Service Dog Puppy- Raisers (Human Subject Sample)." Animals 10, no. 2 (February 4, 2020): 246. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10020246.
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Little is known about the ways in which puppy raisers engage in disaster preparedness for their puppies (or “guide dogs in training”). The aim of this research is to understand disaster preparedness among service dog puppy raisers. A web-based survey was distributed to people raising puppies in a service dog training program (n = 53 complete survey responses). Questions in the survey included items about disaster preparedness and plans for canine safety in hazards events. Out of those who said they had an evacuation plan for their puppy in training, 59% stated they would put the dog in their vehicles for evacuating to safety in the event of a hurricane or other disaster. The odds of first-time puppy raisers who considered evacuation for Hurricane Irma in 2017 was 15.3 times the odds of repeat raisers. Over half the raisers reported that they did not have a disaster kit. Additionally, 82% of respondents indicated that having a service puppy in training makes them feel safer. These results can be used as a foundation for service dog organizations in disaster preparedness among their puppy raiser volunteers and in designing recruitment messages for new volunteers.
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Lachlan, PhD, Kenneth A., Christine Gilbert, MA, Emily Hutter, MA, Adam Rainear, PhD, and Patric R. Spence, PhD. "Ready in the face of danger? Investigating preparation, mitigation, and media dependencies amongst those affected by the 2018 California Wildfires." Journal of Emergency Management 19, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 47–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/jem.0507.
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The current study analyzes information-seeking tendencies, preparation, and mitigation behavior among those impacted by the 2018 Camp Fire and Woolsey Fire in California. Similar to previous work, results suggest that socioeconomic status was a strong positive predictor of having an emergency kit and evacuation plan in place. The internet and television were the two preferred sources of information, while the relative lack of importance of radio, interpersonal communication, and social media runs counter to past research in the area. Implications for emergency management are discussed.
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Morisaki, Yuma, Makoto Fujiu, Ryoichi Furuta, and Junichi Takayama. "Development of a Radar Reflector Kit for Older Adults to Use to Signal Their Location and Needs in a Large-Scale Earthquake Disaster." Remote Sensing 13, no. 10 (May 11, 2021): 1883. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs13101883.
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In Japan, older adults account for the highest proportion of the population of any country in the world. When large-scale earthquake disasters strike, large numbers of casualties are known to particularly occur among seniors. Many are physically or mentally vulnerable and require assistance during the different phases of disaster response, including rescue, evacuation, and living in an evacuation center. However, the growing number of older adults has made it difficult, after a disaster, to quickly gather information on their locations and assess their needs. The authors are developing a proposal to enable vulnerable people to signal their location and needs in the aftermath of a disaster to response teams by deploying radar reflectors that can be detected in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imagery. The purpose of this study was to develop a radar reflector kit that seniors could easily assemble in order to make this proposal feasible in practice. Three versions of the reflector were tested for detectability, and a sample of older adults was asked to assemble the kits and provide feedback regarding problems they encountered and regarding their interest in using the reflectors in the event of a large-scale disaster.
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Hashikawa, Andrew, Stuart Bradin, and Michael Ambrose. "Review of Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Among Summer Camps in the United States: Updates and Challenges." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 34, s1 (May 2019): s61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x19001377.
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Introduction:More than 14 million children in the United States attend summer camps yearly, including many special medical needs children. Summer camps are at risk for multiple pediatric casualties during a disaster. The American Camp Association, in the 2017 critical issues report, identified emergency preparedness as the top critical health and safety issue. Camps, compared to school-based settings, face unique challenges when planning for disasters, but research has been challenging because of the lack of access to camp leadership and data.Aim:Provide a targeted up-to-date synopsis on the current state of disaster preparedness and ongoing collaborative research and technology interventions for improving preparedness among summer camps.Methods:Researchers partnered with a national health records system (CampDoc.com) and American Academy of Pediatrics disaster experts to review results from a national camp survey. Main themes were identified to assess gaps and develop strategies for improving disaster preparedness.Results:169 camps responses were received from national camp leadership. A substantial proportion of camps were missing 4 critical areas of disaster planning: 1) Most lacked online emergency plans (53%), methods to communicate information to parents (25%), or strategies to identify children for evacuation/reunification (40%); 2) Disaster plans failed to account for special/medical needs children (38%); 3) Staff training rates were low for weather (58%), evacuation (46%), and lockdown (36%); 4) Most camps (75%) did not plan with disaster organizations.Discussion:Collaboration with industry and disaster experts will be key to address the gaps identified. Current research and interventions include the recent release of a communication alert tool allowing camps to send mass text emergency notifications. Additionally, a recent pilot to incorporate disaster plans into the electronic health records platform emphasizing communication, evacuation, and identification of local experts has begun. Efforts to develop a unified disaster tool kit for summer camps remains a challenge.
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Clay, Lauren A., James B. Goetschius, Mia A. Papas, Joseph Trainor, Nuno Martins, and James M. Kendra. "Does Preparedness Matter? The Influence of Household Preparedness on Disaster Outcomes During Superstorm Sandy." Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 14, no. 1 (August 27, 2019): 71–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2019.78.
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ABSTRACTObjectives:This study empirically examines preparedness with a kit, medication, and a disaster plan on disaster outcomes including perceived recovery, property damage, and use of medical or mental health services.Methods:Using a cross-sectional, retrospective study design, 1114 households in New York City were interviewed 21-34 months following Super Storm Sandy. Bivariate associations were examined and logistic regression models fit to predict the odds of disaster outcomes given the level of preparedness.Results:Respondents with an evacuation plan were more likely to report not being recovered (odds ratio [OR] = 2.4; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.5-3.8), property damage (OR = 1.4; 95% CI: 1.1-1.9), and use of medical services (OR = 2.3; 95% CI: 1.1-4.5). Respondents reporting a supply of prescription medication were more likely to report using mental health (OR = 3.5; 95% CI: 1.2-9.8) and medical services (OR = 2.3; 95% CI: 1.1-4.8)Conclusions:Having a kit, plan, and medication did not reduce risk of adverse outcomes in Superstorm Sandy in this sample. Disaster managers should consider the lack of evidence for preparedness when making public education and resource allocation decisions. Additional research is needed to identify preparedness measures that lead to better outcomes for more efficient and effective response and recovery.
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Kurkjian, Katie M., Michelle Winz, Jun Yang, Kate Corvese, Ana Colón, Seth J. Levine, Jessica Mullen, et al. "Assessing Emergency Preparedness and Response Capacity Using Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response Methodology: Portsmouth, Virginia, 2013." Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 10, no. 2 (January 22, 2016): 193–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2015.173.
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AbstractObjectiveFor the past decade, emergency preparedness campaigns have encouraged households to meet preparedness metrics, such as having a household evacuation plan and emergency supplies of food, water, and medication. To estimate current household preparedness levels and to enhance disaster response planning, the Virginia Department of Health with remote technical assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a community health assessment in 2013 in Portsmouth, Virginia.MethodsUsing the Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) methodology with 2-stage cluster sampling, we randomly selected 210 households for in-person interviews. Households were questioned about emergency planning and supplies, information sources during emergencies, and chronic health conditions.ResultsInterview teams completed 180 interviews (86%). Interviews revealed that 70% of households had an emergency evacuation plan, 67% had a 3-day supply of water for each member, and 77% had a first aid kit. Most households (65%) reported that the television was the primary source of information during an emergency. Heart disease (54%) and obesity (40%) were the most frequently reported chronic conditions.ConclusionsThe Virginia Department of Health identified important gaps in local household preparedness. Data from the assessment have been used to inform community health partners, enhance disaster response planning, set community health priorities, and influence Portsmouth’s Community Health Improvement Plan. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2016;10:193–198)
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Tufa, Tesfaye Hurissa, Sarah Prager, Mekitie Wondafrash, Shikur Mohammed, Nicole Byl, and Jason Bell. "Comparison of surgical versus medical termination of pregnancy between 13-20 weeks of gestation in Ethiopia: A quasi-experimental study." PLOS ONE 16, no. 4 (April 1, 2021): e0249529. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249529.
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Background Dilation and evacuation is a method of second trimester pregnancy termination introduced recently in Ethiopia. However, little is known about the safety and effectiveness of this method in an Ethiopian setting. Therefore, the study is intended to determine the safety and effectiveness of dilation and evacuation for surgical abortion as compared to medical abortion between 13–20 weeks’ gestational age. Methods This is a quasi-experimental study of women receiving second trimester termination of pregnancy between 13–20 weeks. Patients were allocated to either medical or surgical abortion based on their preference. A structured questionnaire was used to collect demographic information and clinical data upon admission. Procedure related information was collected after the procedure was completed and before the patient was discharged. Additionally, women were contacted 2 weeks after the procedure to evaluate for post-procedural complications. The primary outcome of the study was a composite complication rate. Data were collected using Open Data Kit and then analyzed using Stata version 14.2. Univariate analyses were performed using means (standard deviation), or medians (interquartile range) when the distribution was not normal. Multiple logistic regression was also performed to control for confounders. Results Two hundred nineteen women chose medical abortion and 60 chose surgical abortion. The composite complication rate is not significantly different among medical and surgical abortion patients (15% versus 10%; p = 0.52). Nine patients (4.1%) in the medical arm required additional intervention to complete the abortion, while none of the surgical abortion patients required additional intervention. Median (IQR) hospital stay was significantly longer in the medical group at 24 (12–24) hours versus 6(4–6) hours in the surgical group p<0.001. Conclusion From the current study findings, we concluded that there is no difference in safety between surgical and medical methods of abortion. This study demonstrates that surgical abortion can be used as a safe and effective alternative to medical abortion and should be offered equivalently with medical abortion, per the patient’s preference.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Evacuation kit"
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KOZÁK, Marek. "Varování obyvatelstva a jeho znalosti, reakce a chování po provedeném varování." Master's thesis, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-79733.
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In my thesis I focused on the level of public knowledge in the field of protection of general population, because I wanted to identify the current state and to find out if cancellation of teaching this subject matter affected the public´s knowledge on this issue. The subject matter education was ended up after the change of the political system in the Czech Republic and the fall of communist regimes in Central Europe, where the population in the response to changes in domestic and global politics, that eliminated a military assault of the Czech Republic, lost interest in the issue. However, people do not realize that although the danger of war is eliminated, there are other dangers of human inventions such as industrial production, transport of chemicals, or energy production and other activities, and other dangers on the part of nature, such as excessive rainfall, strong winds and other natural calamities. In the introductory section of the thesis information on history of the public warning system and the current state of warning, evacuation and protection of population is given. Data was gathered through questionnaires, where respondents had to indicate the type of a recorded sound of a siren and the subsequent response to the sound of the siren. Other questions in the questionnaire were focused on evacuation of population and improvised protection from hazardous substances. The introductory section is followed by the description of the obtained data evaluation. The hypothesis assuming that the current population has little knowledge in the field of protection of population and that a part of the population who have undergone lessons in the subject called national defence education have greater knowledge than those who did not have this education, was confirmed after evaluation of the questionnaires. Only one quarter of respondents identified the recorded sound of a siren, which is a warning value. For other questions higher values were obtained. Another part of the population, which had not undergone lessons in national defence education, reached a lower percentage of correct answers. In the final section of the thesis evaluation of individual questions is mentioned. The situation is reviewed and measures proposed to improve the level of knowledge of the Czech Republic population in the response to warning signals.
Books on the topic "Evacuation kit"
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Fire Safety Training: Evacuation In-Service [kit]. Sudbury, ON: Sudbury Regional Hospital], 2003.
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DuLong, Jessica, and Mitchell Zuckoff. Saved at the Seawall. Cornell University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501759123.001.0001.
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This book is the definitive history of the largest ever waterborne evacuation. The book reveals the dramatic story of how the New York Harbor maritime community heroically delivered stranded commuters, residents, and visitors out of harm's way. Even before the US Coast Guard called for “all available boats,” tugs, ferries, dinner boats, and other vessels had sped to the rescue from points all across New York Harbor. In less than nine hours, captains and crews transported nearly half a million people from Manhattan. Anchored in eyewitness accounts, the book weaves together the personal stories of people rescued that day with those of the mariners who saved them. The book describes the inner workings of New York Harbor and reveals the collaborative power of its close-knit community. This chronicle of those crucial hours, when hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, highlights how resourcefulness and basic human goodness triumphed over turmoil on one of America's darkest days.
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Aleksiun, Natalia, and Hana Kubátová, eds. Places, Spaces, and Voids in the Holocaust. Wallstein Verlag, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5771/9783835346796.
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The EHS issues are thematic. Each issue features a selection of peer-reviewed research articles, which offer novel perspectives on the main theme. Includes: - Andrea Löw and Kim Wünschman: Film and the Reordering of City Space in Nazi Germany: The Demolition of the Munich Main Synagogue - Michal Frankl: Cast out of Civilized Society. Refugees in the No Man`s Land between Slovakia and Hungary in 1938 - Beate Meyer: Foreign Jews in Nazi Germany - Protected or Persecuted? Preliminary Results of a New Study - Dominique Schröder: Writing the Camps, Shifting the Limits of Language: Toward a Semantics of the Concentration Camps? - Tal Bruttmann, Stefan Hördler, and Christoph Kreutzmüller: A Paradoxical Panorama: Aspects of Space in Lili Jacob’s Album - Irina Rebrova: Jewish Accounts of Soviet Evacuation to the North Caucasus - Malena Chinski: A New Address for Holocaust Research: Michel Borwicz and Joseph Wulf in Paris, 1947–1951 - Anna Engelking: »Our own traitor« as the Focal Point of Belarusian Folk Narrative on Local Perpetrators of the Holocaust - Hannah Wilson: The Memoryscape of Sobibór Death Camp: Commemoration and Materiality Der Band erscheint vollständig in englischer Sprache.
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Macmaster, Neil. War in the Mountains. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198860211.001.0001.
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The role of the peasantry during the Algerian War of Independence (1954–62) has been long neglected by historians, in part because they have been viewed as a ‘primitive’ mass devoid of political consciousness. This ground-breaking social history challenges this conventional understanding by tracing the ability of the peasant community to sustain an autonomous political culture through family, clan, and village assemblies (djemâa), organizations that were eventually harnessed by emerging guerrilla forces. The long-established system of indirect rule by which the colonial state controlled and policed the vast mountainous interior through an ‘intelligence state’ began to break down after the 1920s as the djemâas formed a pole of opposition to the patron-client relations of the rural élites. Clandestine urban-rural networks emerged that prepared the way for armed resistance and a system of rebel governance. The anthropologist Jean Servier, recognizing the dynamics of the peasant community, in 1957 masterminded a major counterinsurgency experiment, Opération Pilote, that sought to defeat the guerilla forces by constructing a parallel ‘hearts and minds’ strategy. The army, unable to implement a programme of ‘pacification’ of dispersed mountain populations, reversed its policy by the forced evacuation of the peasants into regroupement camps. Contrary to the accepted historical analysis of Pierre Bourdieu and others that rural society was massively uprooted and dislocated, the peasantry continued to demonstrate a high level of social cohesion and resistance based on powerful family and kin networks.
Book chapters on the topic "Evacuation kit"
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Klügl, Franziska, Georg Klubertanz, and Guido Rindsfüser. "Agent-Based Pedestrian Simulation of Train Evacuation Integrating Environmental Data." In KI 2009: Advances in Artificial Intelligence, 631–38. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04617-9_79.
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Lämmel, Gregor, and Gunnar Flötteröd. "Towards System Optimum: Finding Optimal Routing Strategies in Time-Dependent Networks for Large-Scale Evacuation Problems." In KI 2009: Advances in Artificial Intelligence, 532–39. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04617-9_67.
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Brunette, Gary W., and Jeffrey B. Nemhauser. "Health Care Abroad." In CDC Yellow Book 2020, 421–34. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190928933.003.0006.
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Travel Insurance, Travel Health Insurance & Medical Evacuation Insurance Rhett J. Stoney Obtaining Health Care Abroad Carolina Uribe Avoiding Poorly Regulated Medicines and Medical Products During Travel Michael D. Green Travel Health Kits Calvin Patimeteeporn Severe illness or injury abroad may result in a financial burden to travelers. Travelers can substantially reduce their out-of-pocket costs for medical care received abroad by purchasing in advance specialized insurance policies for their trip, regardless of whether or not they have a domestic health insurance plan. The 3 types of policies are travel insurance, travel health insurance, and medical evacuation insurance. Each provides different types of coverage in the event of an illness or injury and may be of particular importance to travelers with preexisting medical conditions....
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Grewal, J. S. "Negotiations with Aurangzeb (1705–7)." In Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708), 169–98. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199494941.003.0009.
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Guru Gobind Singh managed to reach Kangar in Malwa after great losses. His two elder sons died fighting in the battle of Chamkaur and his two younger sons were put to death by Wazir Khan, the Muhgal faujdar of Sirhind, on their refusal to accept Islam. Guru Gobind Singh wrote to the emperor how his subordinates had set aside solemn oaths and attacked him and the Khalsa after the evacuation of Anandpur. In fact, the Guru had to fight another battle against Wazir Khan at Khidrana, now known as Muktsar, before he reached Talwandi Sabo (Guru ki Kashi) and stayed there till October 1706. Aurangzeb responded to the letter (called Zafarnama) and invited the Guru for a personal meeting to which he agreed. But Aurangzeb died on 20 February 1707, and Guru Gobind Singh decided to support Prince Mu‘azzam (now Bahadur Shah) in the war of succession.
Conference papers on the topic "Evacuation kit"
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Balachandar, A., P. Kumaravel, R. PradeepRaj, M. Gokul, MM Gokulakrishnan, and S. Jayalakshmi. "Borewell Kid Evacuation System with Zigbee for Long Range Applications." In 2021 3rd International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication (ICPSC). IEEE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icspc51351.2021.9451777.
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