Ge Hong (3rd century ce), in a handbook of prescriptions for emergencies, gave a clear and detailed description of smallpox.
It essentially powers the devices that help firefighters respond to emergencies, giving them access to building schematics, firefighter biometrics, and infrared sensors to detect movement within a smoky fire.
It was to aid the police in addressing an "ongoing emergency," given that the person who shot Mr. Covington had a gun and was on the loose.
We may speculate that participants in this study view the decision-making in this context as an emergency given the limit of resources and time.
An emergency gives reading a practical urgency, but practical urgency and literature have little business mixing.
On 9 November the government declares a state of emergency, giving prefects curfew powers and allowing police searches without warrants.
The current state of emergency gives more powers to the security services and police to act without judicial oversight.
P. J. Anthony (NYT) SRI LANKA: EMERGENCY RULE EXTENDED Parliament approved the extension of a nationwide state of emergency, giving security forces sweeping powers to arrest suspects.
The declaration of a state of emergency gives the military the power to suspend certain civil liberties and ban public gatherings of more than five people.
The $300 that I always carry as an emergency gives me some comfort … unless the wrong people read this and mug me for my belt!
