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Disaster medicine / editors, David E. Hogan, Jonathan L. Burstein.
Holman Biotech Commons Oversize RA645.5 .D565 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Disaster medicine.
- Emergency medical services.
- Terrorism.
- Medical emergencies.
- Disasters.
- Emergency Medical Services.
- Disaster Planning.
- Emergencies.
- Medical Subjects:
- Disasters.
- Emergency Medical Services.
- Disaster Planning.
- Emergencies.
- Terrorism.
- Physical Description:
- x, 431 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2002]
- Contents:
- 1 Basic Physics of Disasters / David E. Hogan, Jonathan L. Burstein 3
- 2 Triage / David E. Hogan, Julio Lairet 10
- 3 Pediatric Considerations in Disasters / Kim D. Floyd 16
- 4 Infectious Diseases and Disasters / P. Gregg Greenough 23
- 5 Pharmaceuticals in Disasters / Elizabeth Lacy 34
- 6 Critical Incident Stress / Neill S. Oster, Constance J. Doyle 41
- 7 Complex Humanitarian Emergencies / Frederick M. Burkle, Jr. 47
- Part II Disaster Response Planning and Coordination
- 8 Principles of Hospital Disaster Planning / Erik Auf der Heide 57
- 9 Emergency Medical Services in Disaster / Michael F. Murphy 90
- 10 Municipal and Emergency Health Care Planning in Disasters / Aden Hogan, Jr. 104
- 11 Urban Search and Rescue / Carl S. Goodman, David E. Hogan 112
- 12 The United States Federal Response Plan / Reuben G. Pinkson, Jr. 123
- 13 National Disaster Medical System: Disaster Medical Assistance Teams / Arthur G. Wallace, Jr. 133
- 14 Communication and Information Technology Tools for Disaster Response and Medical Assistance / Victoria Garshnek, Frederick M. Burkle, Jr. 143
- 15 Managing Disasters in Austere Environments / Nathan J. Elder, P. Gregg Greenough 154
- Part III Natural Disasters
- 16 Earthquakes / Carl H. Schultz 163
- 17 Tornadoes / David E. Hogan 171
- 18 Hurricanes / John T. Meredith, Sharon Bradley 179
- 19 Floods / Kim D. Floyd 187
- 20 Firestorms and Wildfires / Robert R. Frantz 194
- 21 Winter Storm Disasters / S. Brent Barnes 202
- 22 Heat Wave Disasters / James S. Walker, Michael Chamales 212
- 23 Volcanic Eruptions / Ralph Ford, David E. Hogan 222
- 24 Tsunamis / David L. McCarty 229
- Part IV Industrial, Technologic, and Transportation Disasters
- 25 Medical Management of Radiation Accidents / Fun H. Fong, Jr. 237
- 26 Hazardous Materials Disasters / Howard W. Levitin, Henry J. Siegelson 258
- 27 Medical Care of Mass Gatherings / Steven Parrillo 274
- 28 Maritime Disasters / Theodore E. Harrison 279
- 29 Air Crash Disasters / Julio Lairet, David E. Hogan 286
- 30 Fires and Mass Burn Care / Kim D. Floyd 292
- Part V Conflict-Related Disasters
- 31 Conventional Terrorist Bombings / Daniel J. Dire, Cloyd B. Gatrell 301
- 32 Nuclear Detonations: Evaluation and Response / Fun H. Fong, Jr. 317
- 33 Intentional Chemical Disasters / Mark Keim 340
- 34 Biological Weapon Agents / Mark G. Kortepeter, John R. Rowe, Edward M. Eitzen 350
- 35 Tactical Emergency Medicine / Joshua S. Vayer 364
- 36 Mass Shootings / Thomas M. Stein 376
- Part VI Education, Training, and Research
- 37 Education and Training in Disaster Medicine / David E. Hogan 387
- 38 Research in Disaster Medicine / Gary Quick, David E. Hogan 395
- Appendix A. World Health Organization Model List of Essential Drugs: Tenth List 1997 405.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0781726255
- OCLC:
- 49276358
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