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The difference between the ocean perspective and the land perspective

abuscheng

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Different perspectives on the map are important

What do you think is the biggest difference between the ocean perspective and the land perspective?

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tamar.rogoszinski

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National Library of Medicine Radiation Emergency Medical Management App

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In what situations/settings would the system be difficult to work with?

While this app is tailored for emergency situations, I would find it hard to believe that a physician who is in an emergency situation regarding radiological or nuclear danger would pull out their iPhone or Android to quickly find the proper dosage or way to triage patients. Although this app does suggest review before an emergency and print-outs from their website that can be kept with a physician in this type of situation, I do think it would be difficult for a physician to use their cell phone in this case. This app also works without data or wifi, which is good. But I feel that a physician might not want to take out their phones in an emergency situation, especially if it's because of nuclear spills or something to that nature that can ruin and contaminate their phones (and PPE).

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tamar.rogoszinski

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Nuclear Emergency Response: Atomic Priests or an International SWAT Team?

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Where has this article or report been referenced or discussed?

"The Fukushima Effect: A New Geopolitan Terrain", edited by Richard A. Hindmarsh, Rebecca Priestley.

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tamar.rogoszinski

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The Narrative Representation of illness

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Who are the authors, where do they work, and what are their areas of expertise? How is the author professionally situated in respect to emergency response? Note any other publications/research foci that are of relevance to the DSTS Network.

The author is Byron Good, Ph.D. He is an American anthropologist and teaches medical anthropology at Harvard Medical School. His main focus is mental illness and the cultural meanings of it. He also explores patient narratives and the perspectives of non-Western medical knowledge and compareds different mental health systems. He has done research in Iran, Indonesia, and the US. He has several publications including papers, books, and editted volumes.