Medical effects of volcanic eruptions. 1. Main causes of death and injury.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1990Description: 14p., 67 refsSubject: Excluding famine and tsuanamis, most deaths in volcanic eruptions have been from pyroclastic flows and surges and wet debris flows (lahars). Information on the causes of death and injury in eruptions is sparse but the available literature is summarized for the benefit of volcanologists and emergency planners. The evidence from Mount St. Helen's, 1980, and other major eruptions indicates that, although mortality is high within the main zone of devastation and in the open, emergency planning should concentrate on the periphery of a nuee where preventative measures are feasible and could save many lives in densely populated areas
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Reprinted from Bulletin of Volcanology (1990); Vol. 52; pp532-544
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Excluding famine and tsuanamis, most deaths in volcanic eruptions have been from pyroclastic flows and surges and wet debris flows (lahars). Information on the causes of death and injury in eruptions is sparse but the available literature is summarized for the benefit of volcanologists and emergency planners. The evidence from Mount St. Helen's, 1980, and other major eruptions indicates that, although mortality is high within the main zone of devastation and in the open, emergency planning should concentrate on the periphery of a nuee where preventative measures are feasible and could save many lives in densely populated areas
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