Low concentrations of HDL (below 40 mg/dL for men, below 50 mg/dL for women) increase the risk for atherosclerotic diseases. Data from the landmark Framingham Heart Study showed that, for a given level of LDL, the risk of heart disease increases 10-fold as the HDL varies from high to low.
evacuation. 1  the act or process of evacuating, or the condition of being evacuated; discharge or expulsion, as of contents. 2  Physiology. discharge, as of waste matter through the excretory passages, especially from the bowels. 3  something evacuated or discharged. 4  the removal of persons or things from an endangered area.
Certain emergencies may warrant either complete or partial evacuation of a facility. A complete evacuation involves the removal of all occupants from the building, with the possible exception of emergency team members.A partial evacuation may involve either the relocation of occupants to unaffected areas or removal from the building of only those occupants in affected areas.or each situation where evacuation may be necessary, the entities who have the authority to initiate evacuation must be identified. In various situations, the decision to evacuate can be made by a regulatory agency, the building emergency team leader, or an individual member of the emergency team.