184. Disaster Preparedness | THUNK
Channel: THUNK
Date: 2020-03-22

People are preparing for the worst of COVID-19, & it's certainly yet to come, but when so much is uncertain, what's the proper amount of prepping one should do? (Hint: It involves washing your hands a bit more than usual.)

- Links for the Curious -

THUNK Discord Server - https://discord.gg/npTxqD8

How prepared is prepared enough? Jongejan et al, 2010 - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lhxgvJh8_L_w9OSjdQt8PV363xepFnkA

'Your Actions Are Jeopardizing Public Health.' Despite Dire COVID-19 Warnings, Many Americans Continue to Party - https://time.com/5804089/us-coronavirus-social-distancing-party/

How prepared is prepared enough? - Jongejan - 2011 - Disasters - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01196.x 

Decision processes for low probability events: Policy implications - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.2307/3325045

How to Stock Up Wisely, Emergency or Not - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/stop-panic-buying-toilet-paper-how-to-stock-up-smart-emergency-or-not-2020-03-09 

Insurance for low-probability hazards: A bimodal response to unlikely events - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gary_Mcclelland/publication/5152587_Insurance_for_Low-Probability_Hazards_A_Bimodal_Response_to_Unlikely_Events/links/56a57ecd08aeef24c58be028.pdf  

Coronavirus: Gun sales are surging across US - https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-15/coronavirus-pandemic-gun-sales-surge-us-california  

The Science Behind Home Disaster Preparedness Kits Is a Disaster - https://www.wired.com/story/the-science-behind-home-disaster-preparedness-kits-is-a-disaster/  

Personal Disaster Preparedness: An Integrative Review of the Literature | Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness - https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/disaster-medicine-and-public-health-preparedness/article/personal-disaster-preparedness-an-integrative-review-of-the-literature/58DBB334B9BD05CCED5E56FF8A89664E


CAPABILITY 10: Medical Surge - https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/readiness/00_docs/capability10.pdf  

Spring break beaches in Florida look packed despite coronavirus spread - https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2020/03/19/spring-break-beaches-florida-look-packed-despite-coronavirus-spread/2873248001/ 

Las Vegas Locally 🌴 on Twitter: "Nearly 130,000 people from around the world are arriving in Las Vegas for #CONEXPOCONAGG, North America's largest construction tradeshow. Take THAT, coronavirus! 😝 https://t.co/xWlZuQH9qh" - https://twitter.com/LasVegasLocally/status/1237148919898836994