Despite significant drought research, studies. that deal with the global picture of drought patterns. and impacts are limited. Even fewer studies deal. with global mapping of drought-related indicators. Peel et al. (2004, 2005) conducted an analysis of. precipitation and runoff periods (runs) of. consecutive years below the median for 3,863. precipitation and 1,236 runoff stations worldwide.
DR ABC is a mnemonic used to help first aiders remember what to do if they find a casualty who has collapsed. If you remember your âDR ABCâ then you wonât go far wrong when dealing with an emergency situation!Hereâs a quick reminder of what DR ABC stands for:R ABC is a mnemonic used to help first aiders remember what to do if they find a casualty who has collapsed. If you remember your âDR ABCâ then you wonât go far wrong when dealing with an emergency situation!
If you had ever been trained in CPR, you might remember your ABCs â airway, breathing, chest compressions. First you open the airway and try to resuscitate the victim by giving quick breaths through the mouth. Then you move on to pumping the chest to get the heart beating again. But now the American Heart Association (AHA) is officially changing the order of CPR, and urging rescuers to start with chest compressions first.