Disaster Mitigation Guidelines for Hospitals and other Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean (PAHO, 1992, 76 pages)

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Chapter 1: Scope and objectives

Introduction

Objectives

Chapter 2: The nature of natural hazards in commonwealth Caribbean countries

Introduction

General definitions

Earthquakes

Volcanoes

Hurricanes

Floods

Chapter 3: The critical nature of health care facilities in disaster mitigation

Relative importance of health care facilities

Hospitals

Chapter 4: Design considerations for natural hazards

General considerations

Earthquakes

Hurricanes

Floods

Chapter 5: Designing new health care facilities for multiple hazards

Conceptual design

The design process

Comparison of design features for multiple hazards

Implementation guidelines

Implementation constraints

Procurement, installation and maintenance of equipment

Chapter 6: Retrofitting of health care facilities for multiple hazards

Introduction

Evaluation of vulnerability

Implementation strategies

Annex 1: modified Mercalli intensity scale

Annex 2: sample form for vulnerability analysis

Annex 3: checklist

References

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