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wolmad

1. I tried to find more information on the current radio system that the FDNY and NYPD employ to see how they would facilitate interagency communication and communication with mutual aid from departments in surrounding counties.

2. I did more research into the NYPD ESU

3. I attempted to find more information on any FDNY response policies developed after 9/11/01 to limit and coordinate response to major disasters to avoid the confustion found at the WTC response.

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wolmad

Three major ways the arguements are supported are as follows

  1. Statistics and analisys of policies pertaining to the healthcare system available to the effected populaitons
  2. Historical background to establish where such policies came from and how they may continue to work in the future
  3. First hand accounts from both those effected by chernobyl related illness and the health care practitioners who treat them.

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wolmad

The bibliography indicates that a large ammount of the information for this article was drawn directly from field work, including interviews with workers at the chernobyl site during the inial response efforts and in the recovery efforts undertaken in the aftermath, as well as effected citizens, officials, and healthcare practitioners involved in the new welfare/healthcare system formed in the aftermath for those who were exposed.

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wolmad

By establishing for effective communication of information regarding a nuclear accident to other states which could be effected by it, and creating policies for the transfer of information, the convention addresses public health by giving goverments access to the information needed to respond to a nuclear disaster from abroad. 

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wolmad

This article finds that based on the culture an individual belongs to, with its special beliefs, stigmas, and customs, how a patient may describe the "narrative" of an illness can vary greatly. A connection is shown to exist between the physical impact of an illness on the individual, how the illness is percieved by their culture, and the way they will describe the illness and seek treatment for it.

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wolmad
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This organization does not claim to have new or novel way of responding to disasters, however their uniqueness lies in the sheer number of disasters of all sizes they respond to. This is best characterized by the information found on their page titled "Disaster Relief," which states the following:

"We respond to an emergency every 8 minutes

No one else does this: not the government, not other charities. From small house fires to multi-state natural disasters, the American Red Cross goes wherever we’re needed, so people can have clean water, safe shelter and hot meals when they need them most."

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wolmad

Three ways the arguements of this article are supported are:

  1. Presentation and interpertation of essays and data from MSF, providing both background testimonials and statistical evidance
  2. Analisys of laws and policies pertaining to humanitarian aid and its implimentation 
  3. Past humanitarian efforts were studied to show that gender based violence can be a major humanitarian problem that is not readily dealt with.