Relation of wind speed to peak overpressure and distance for a 10 KT explosion

4. Relation of wind speed to peak overpressure and distance for a 10 KT explosion

5. 100 kiloton NW from NUKEMAP (nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/)

6. International Journal of Health Geographics Vulnerability of populations and the urban health care systems to nuclear weapon attack – examples from four American cities William C Bell and Cham E Dallas*

7. International Journal of Health Geographics • 20 Kt and 550 Kt nuclear warhead attacks • Trend of more destroyed hospitals where there are more victims • Mass casualties treated in a disorganized fashion by peripheral hospitals

8. International Journal of Health Geographics • Model estimates of casualty distributions • Metropolitan Medical Response System • Upgrading of civilian first responders by US Army SBCCOM • Military deployable emergency response units

9. International Journal of Health Geographics • A study by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Task Force found that "little or no WMD-based expertise" existed among medical staff workers in hospitals (SARS-SP Task Force 2004. [http://www.frontlinesmed.org/SARS-SP].

10. International Journal of Health Geographics • First responders during 9/11 suffered from an inability to communicate information concerning the scale and magnitude of the disaster, and thereby released conflicting public service information during the crisis that resulted in additional loss of life. [http://www.9-11commission.gov/ report/911Report.pdf].

11. Federal Nuclear Emergency Plan • Part 1: Master Plan 5th Edition (January 2014) • Chief, Nuclear Emergency Preparedness and Response Division Radiation Protection Bureau
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12. NCRP Report No. 165, Responding to a Radiological or Nuclear Terrorism Incident: A Guide for Decision Makers NCRP Report No. 165, Responding to Radiological or Nuclear Terrorism Incidents: A Guide for Decision Makers, provides the most comprehensive summary to date of recommendations and key decision points for planners preparing responses to radiological or nuclear terrorism incidents.

13. NCRP Report 165 • It is incumbent upon all levels of government, as well as public and private parties within the US, to prepare for this incident through focused nuclear attack response planning. • could result in life-saving on the order of tens of thousands of lives.

14. NCRP Report 165 • it does not consider very high doses or dose rate zones expected following a nuclear weapon detonation and other complicating impacts that can significantly affect life-saving outcomes

15. NCRP Report 165 • It is important to clarify that the Federal government does not anticipate the development of or the need for specific nuclear detonation protective action guides (PAGs) for the most heavily impacted zones

16. NCRP Report 165 • the general recommendation that everyone should seek shelter regardless of proximity to ground zero or orientation to the actual path of fallout. • survivors should use good judgment and should not seek shelter in buildings that are on fire or otherwise clearly dangerous.

17. Civil Security in Montreal • http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/url/page/prt_vdm_en/accueil

18. Roddick Gates McGill U

19. RVH & MNI

20. Hotel Dieu

21. Shriner’s Hospital

22. MGH

23. Hopital St-Luc

24. Hopital Notre Dame

25. Montreal Children’s