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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dear Zhenming:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>WRT hazard analysis and risk assessment in
the St Louis area, the design requirements authors considered a number of
credible hazards, both natural and manmade, and included requirements to
address or mitigate all credible hazards. Seismic risk is only one of a
number of risks that were considered. Most of the design response to
these hazards were not dictated by building codes. </span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>A blood bank, in some ways, is a unique
type of structure; a single blood processing facility may serve
hundreds of health care facilities. If the blood bank is not able to
deliver blood, any medical care that requires blood or blood products cannot
be delivered. In the context of the aftermath of a large earthquake in
the CUS, if a blood bank were not able to deliver blood products, that would
mean that many thousands of trauma patients would not receive life-sustaining
medical care.</span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>As you correctly point out, risk analysis
is a complex subject, and there is more to it than just dollars and cents. It
is perhaps as much art as science. We are, however, as an organization that
depends on our donors, compelled to ensure that we get the most bang for our
donated dollar. We are also an organization dedicated to preventing human
suffering, and I am certain that with the knowledge at hand that we have done the
best job we can to balance these organizational imperatives. But as
stated above, a blood bank is really a peripheral issue, considering the
relatively few blood banks in the US, when compared to the thousands of
structures and millions of people who could be affected by an earthquake
in the CUS.</span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I regret that this side bar appears to be
on the way to derailing an interesting and informative discussion on risk perception
and public policy; could I hear some more about the specifics of the code
changes in Tennessee?.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Laurence M. Wright</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Senior Project Engineer</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Manufacturing Engineering</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>202-303-4457 (o)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>202-549-5843 (c)</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> ceus-earthquake-hazards-bounces@geohazards.cr.usgs.gov
[mailto:ceus-earthquake-hazards-bounces@geohazards.cr.usgs.gov] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Wang, Zhenming<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, January 14, 2008
9:19 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Wright, Laurence<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b>
ceus-earthquake-hazards@geohazards.cr.usgs.gov<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [CEUS-earthquake-hazards]
The balance</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>[Wright, Laurence] </span></font></i></b><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><snip></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It may not be wise to have higher seismic
design requirements for the new Red Cross blood center in the St Louis area
(considering seismic risk only). Other risks should also be considered. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Zhenming</span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
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