Accession Number:

ADA955234

Title:

Behavior in an Emergency Shelter: A Field Study of 800 Persons Stranded in a Highway Restaurant During a Heavy Snowstorm

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC DISASTER RESEARCH GROUP

Personal Author(s):

• Fritz, Charles E.
• Rayner, Jeannette F.
• Guskin, Samuel L.

Report Date:

1958-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

41.0

Abstract:

Descriptors:

• *SHELTERS
• *STRESS(PHYSIOLOGY)
• *BEHAVIOR
• *FOOD SERVICE
• *FOOD SERVICE PERSONNEL
• EMERGENCIES
• VENTILATION
• SNOW
• LIGHTNING
• HEATING
• STORMS
• MEDICAL SUPPLIES
• KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
• TOILET FACILITIES

Subject Categories:

• Psychology
• Food, Food Service and Nutrition
• Stress Physiology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE