This book is a resource for understanding why Lightning continues to be a major health hazard, especially in the developing world, and equips researchers, governments, and public health advocates with the knowledge and techniques needed to reduce lightning casualties worldwide.

Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgments.- List of Abbreviations and Definitions.- Part I: How Lightning Kills, Injures, and Causes Damage.- Introduction.- Mechanisms of Lightning Injury.- Lightning Effects on the Body.- Research on Pathophysiology of Medical Effects by Lightning.- Economic Damages of Lightning.- Part II: Estimates of People Killed and Injured by Lightning.- Current Global Estimates of Lightning Fatalities and Injuries.- Lightning Fatalities since 1800.- Locations and Activities of Lightning Casualties.- Gender, Age, and Casualties per Incident.- Contributors to Lightning Casualty Risk.- Part III: When and Where Lightning Occurs.- Global Lightning Distribution.- Time of Year and Time of Day of Lightning.- Meteorological Concepts Affecting Lightning Formation.- Lightning Detection.- Part IV: How to Reduce Lightning Global Casualties.- How to Make Baseline Studies on Lightning Deaths and Damages.- Identification of Safe and Unsafe Areas.- Lightning Protection.- History of Lightning Injury Prevention Programs.- Lightning Safety Guidelines and Resources.- The Role of Lightning Warning Systems.- How to Deliver the Message to Vulnerable Populations.- How to Write a Grant to Perform Studies.- Index.