4/7/10,
Sorry for the late post, I was busy with literature
So anyway, my research on Evacuation is as follows:
FROM WIKIPEDIA
Evacuation may refer to:
- Emergency Evacuation, the mass movement of persons from a dangerous place due to a disaster
- Casualty Movement, the procedure for moving a casualty from its initial location to an ambulance
- Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC), patient evacuation in combat situations
- Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC), evacuating a patient by plane or helicopter
- Evacuation (TV Series), a children's show in the UK
- Evacuations of Civilians in Britain during WW2
- Evacuation of East Prussia after World War II
- “Evacuation”(song), a song by Pearl Jam
Evacuation may also refer to:
- Forced Migration, a coerced and often violent movement of persons away from their home region
- Defecation and or urination, especially involuntarily after death.
- the physical process of creating a vacuum
- Evacuate the Dancefloor, a 2009 single by German dance act Cascada from the album of the same name
*Bolded Items are more of importance*
Emergency Evacuation
Emergency evacuation is the immediate and rapid movement of people away from the threat or actual occurrence of a hazard. Examples range from the small scale evacuation of a building due to a bomb threat or fire to the large scale evacuation of a district because of a flood, bombardment or approaching hurricane. In situations involving hazardous materials or possible contamination, evacuees may be decontaminated prior to being transported out of the contaminated area.
Evacuations may be carried out before, during or after natural disasters such as:
- cyclones
- floods,
- hurricanes,
- earthquakes or
- tsunamis.
Other reasons include:
- military attacks,
- industrial accidents,
- nuclear accident
- traffic accidents, including train or aviation accidents,
- fire,
- bombings,
- terrorist attacks
- military battles
- structural failure
- viral outbreak
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
