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Morris, Patty; Baker, Dian; Belot, Carol; Edwards, Audrey – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: Schools are responsible for handling life-threatening events due to a variety of conditions, including anaphylaxis. California is one of a few states that permits school districts to stock emergency epinephrine auto-injectors and to train unlicensed assistive personnel to administer epinephrine for a life-threatening event. We surveyed…
Descriptors: Safety, School Nurses, Program Implementation, School Personnel
Anderson, William A. – J Commun, 1969
Descriptors: City Officials, Communications, Community Cooperation, Community Planning
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Schmachtenberg, Kristin – Social Education, 2006
On Wednesday, April 18, 1906, an earthquake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter magnitude scale and lasting 48 seconds, erupted along the San Andreas fault with a flash point originating in the San Francisco Bay area. The force of the earthquake tore apart buildings and roads, causing water and gas mains to twist and break. The resulting effects of the…
Descriptors: Seismology, Natural Disasters, United States History, Letters (Correspondence)
California Governor's Office, Sacramento. – 1992
This publication is a guide for California colleges and universities wishing to prepare for earthquakes. An introduction aimed at institutional leaders emphasizes that earthquake preparedness is required by law and argues that there is much that can be done to prepare for earthquakes. The second section, addressed to the disaster planner, offers…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, College Administration, Colleges, Earthquakes