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Extreme Water Level Simulation and Component Analysis in Delaware Estuary during Hurricane Isabel

JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association ◽

10.1111/1752-1688.12947 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Dongxiao Yin ◽

David F. Muñoz ◽

Roham Bakhtyar ◽

Z. George Xue ◽

Hamed Moftakhari ◽

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Keyword(s):

Water Level ◽

Component Analysis ◽

Delaware Estuary ◽

Extreme Water Level ◽

Hurricane Isabel

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Hurricane Isabel generated an unusual fall bloom in Chesapeake Bay

Geophysical Research Letters ◽

10.1029/2005gl025658 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 33 (6) ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

W. David Miller ◽

Lawrence W. Harding ◽

Jason E. Adolf

Keyword(s):

Chesapeake Bay ◽

Hurricane Isabel

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In the Wake of Hurricane Isabel: A Prospective Study of Postevent Trauma and Injury Control Strategies

The American Surgeon ◽

10.1177/000313480507100303 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 71 (3) ◽

pp. 194-197 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

E.B. Gagnon ◽

M.B. Aboutanos ◽

A.K. Malhotra ◽

D. Dompkowski ◽

T.M. Duane ◽

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Keyword(s):

Injury Severity ◽

Control Strategies ◽

Recovery Phase ◽

Hospital Length ◽

Hospital Length Of Stay ◽

Average Hospital ◽

Urban City ◽

Upper And Lower Extremities ◽

Hurricane Isabel ◽

A Prospective Study

Preventing hurricane-related injuries (HRI) has historically centered on the pre-event and event phases of the disaster. To date, no study has focused on injuries occurring during the postevent phase. We examined HRI that occurred after Hurricane Isabel struck a U.S. urban city. HRI presenting 1 week prior to the hurricane were collected from emergency department electronic records. HRI that presented to our level 1 trauma center were prospectively collected for 1 week after the hurricane. Nine hundred seventy-eight patients with possible HRI were identified. Fifty-one patients with trauma directly attributed to the hurricane were used for analysis. The number of HRI occurring before, during, and after the hurricane were 7 (14%), 3 (6%), and 41 (80%), respectively. The majority of HRI (37%) occurred on posthurricane day 1. Head, chest, upper and lower extremities accounted for 9 (18%), 8 (16%), 13 (26%), and 14 (28%) of HRI. More than one third of HRI patients were admitted to the hospital, and 12 (24%) underwent an operation. The average hospital length of stay was 4.7 days. Of our trauma alerts, 75 per cent had an Injury Severity Score (ISS) >8, and 20 per cent had an ISS >15. Tree-related injuries (TRI) accounted for 59 per cent of HRI. Males, ages 50–60, had the highest incidence of injury (63%). Significant injuries occur in the wake of a hurricane. Optimization of disaster preparation must include prevention strategies targeted to the postevent recovery phase of disasters.

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