Behavioural and psychological responses of the public during a major power outage: A literature review

Rubin, G. James; Rogers, M. Brooke

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101226

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“…While hospitals and other critical infrastructure are typically fitted with onsite backup generation for use during blackouts, multiple studies have demonstrated the substantial effect of power disruptions on people with home medical devices. Rubin and Rogers [17] highlight how hospitals in Louisiana following Hurricane Isaac in 2012 were essentially treating "electricity emergencies" rather than medical emergencies; namely people who could no longer operate electricity dependent medical or enabling devices. Libraries and shelters set up by charities acted as "electricity shelters", reducing the burden on hospitals.…”

Section: Treating Electrical Emergenciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Keeping the power on to home medical devices

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Advances in digital health technologies have revolutionised home medical care. Yet many home medical devices (HMEDs, which includes devices referred to as 'life support equipment') rely upon a stable and resilient electricity supply. For users of HMEDs, interruptions to electricity supply can compromise treatment, well-being or survival. This paper addresses a challenge critical to the continued innovation in digital health technologies: the reliable supply of electricity. We bridge the current gap between electricity networks and digital health technologies through a novel method for the remote detection of the phase (that is, which part of the network that each house is connected to), in order to eliminate avoidable interruptions to supply for HMED users. We present an unsupervised phase identification algorithm capable of remote phase detection at scale, and without transformer data. This method translates data insights into actionable energy provision for HMED users and other vulnerable customers, enables more accurate management and planning, and improves electricity reliability which is critical for HMED users and the continued advances in digital health technologies.

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Section: Treating Electrical Emergenciesmentioning

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“…In developed countries this access is taken for granted. It has been well documented that this access, when removed either by planned outages [18], accident or by extreme weather or natural disasters [12,17], imposes significant stress on vulnerable individuals.…”

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“…Today, consumers bear the economic loss caused by power outage risk, and the official encouragement to prevent power outage is not reliable [46]. Performance-Based Regulation and Reward-Penalty Scheme are used to maintain the balance of power supply reliability and expense, and pay compensation to consumers [47].…”

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Sustainable Development of Power Retailers and Industrial Parks in China’s Belt and Road Initiative

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Energy infrastructure construction is a top priority and focus for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and this drives dramatical demand for significant energy consumption growth and investment funds in BRI countries. In response, the concept of a regional power grid of an industrial park (RPGIP) has emerged as a new energy infrastructure, where the industrial power supply, load, and grid are integrated to form a balanced and independent regional power grid. Moreover, dramatically increased market competition on the retail side of the electricity market challenges developing countries striving to achieve sustainable development of power retailers. This paper proposes that power retailers transform into energy saving companies (ESCOs) to participate in the electricity management of an RPGIP. By using a financing scheme realized by asset securitization, power retailers can smoothly participate in the construction and operation of a power system of BRI that contributes to accelerating energy infrastructure construction, the electricity management of the RPGIP, and sustainable development of power retailers in BRI countries. Furthermore, this study provides a game analysis for achieving maximum benefits of power retailers and industrial consumers in the implementation of the financing scheme.

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“…In disaster contexts, populations with NCDs tend to be at greater risk of excess morbidity and mortality due to the exacerbation of their conditions, worsening of contextual conditions, disruptions to their treatments or required diets, inability to operate medical devices, and di culty accessing prescription medications (10,16,45,47,(49)(50)(51)(52)(53)(54)(55)(56)(57)(58)(59)(60)(61)(62). Victims of large-scale, catastrophic natural disasters that destroy infrastructure, health facilities, and telecommunications are at even greater risk; yet there has been little research to understand the impacts of disasters of this magnitude on individuals with NCDs (2,4,5,47,50,(63)(64)(65).…”

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The Impact of Hurricane Maria on Individuals Living with Non-Communicable Disease in Puerto Rico: The experience of 10 communities

Andrade

Mustafa

Riggle-vanSchagen

et al. 2021

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Background Coinciding with the rising non-communicable disease (NCD) prevalence worldwide is the increasing frequency and severity of natural hazards. Protecting populations with NCDs against natural hazards is ever more pressing given their increased risk of morbidity and mortality in disaster contexts. Methods This investigation examined Hurricane Maria’s impact across 10 communities in Puerto Rico to determine whether and how disaster impact and community attributes affected NCD management. We conducted 40 qualitative interviews with mayors, first responders, faith leaders, community leaders, and municipal employees, with 4 interviews per selected municipality. Using QSR NVivo software, we coded interview transcripts and created categorical community-level impact variables based on participant responses. We undertook thematic analysis to characterize community-level impact and consequences for NCD management, and to identify convergent and divergent themes. Using a matrix coding query, we compared NCD management experiences across communities by impact variables and community attributes. Results The delivery of healthcare, pharmacy, and dialysis services was compromised due to facility structural damage and ineffective contingencies for electrical power and water supply. The challenges resulting from power outages were immediate, and individuals who were reliant on life-sustaining medical equipment, dialysis, or the refrigeration of medications were most vulnerable. Inaccessible roadways and the need to travel greater distances to locate operational health services were major impediments to transporting patients in need of NCD care, with those requiring dialysis and living in remote, mountainous communities at highest risk due to landslides and lengthy roadway obstruction. These barriers were compounded by limited communication to locate services and coordinate care. Two weeks post-hurricane, emerging challenges to NCD management included widespread diesel fuel shortages for generators, and shortages in medications, oxygen, and medical supplies. In the weeks to months post-hurricane, the emergence or exacerbation of mental health disorders was characterized as a pressing health concern. Conclusions Study findings identify contributors to morbidity and mortality among individuals with NCDs following Hurricane Maria. The degree to which these impacts were experienced across communities with different characteristics is discussed, offering important lessons regarding the impact of catastrophic disasters on NCD management for improve community disaster resilience.

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Behavioural and psychological responses of the public during a major power outage: A literature review

Cited by 34 publications

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Keeping the power on to home medical devices

Keeping the power on to home medical devices

Sustainable Development of Power Retailers and Industrial Parks in China’s Belt and Road Initiative

The Impact of Hurricane Maria on Individuals Living with Non-Communicable Disease in Puerto Rico: The experience of 10 communities

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