Health emergency preparedness and response / edited by Chloe Sellwood (BSc (Hons), PhD, FRSPH, DipHEP, National Lead Pandemic Influenza, NHS England, Honorary Associate Professor, Health Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response, University of Nottingham) and Andy Wapling (OStJ, MSc, FRSPH, FICPEM, Regional Head of Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response, NHS England (South)).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sellwood, Chloe, editor.

Wapling, Andy, editor.

C.A.B. International.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency management.

Emergency medical services.

Disaster medicine.

Disaster Planning--organization & administration.

Emergencies.

Risk Management.

Emergency Medical Services.

Public Health.

Health Policy.

Medical Subjects:

Disaster Planning--organization & administration.

Emergencies.

Risk Management.

Emergency Medical Services.

Public Health.

Health Policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 217 pages) : color illustrations, maps, charts

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book aims to provide a series of informative descriptions of key elements of health emergency preparedness and response that are underpinned by real-life examples. The book is divided into 17 chapters, as follows: introduction on the need to prepare for health emergencies; the planning process; risk assessment; writing an emergency plan; emergency planning and response, and working in partnership; interprofessional working and understanding some emotional barriers and unconscious processes that might influence practice in group and team work; command, control and communication; communications during a health emergency; psychosocial and mental health care before, during and after emergencies, disasters and major incidents; business continuity; training and exercising for emergency preparedness, resilience and response; post-incident follow-up; mass casualty incidents; preparedness and response to pandemics and other infectious disease emergencies; chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents; a military case study; and, health and emergencies in Canterbury, New Zealand, from pandemics to earthquakes.

Contents:

Introduction : why do we need to prepare? / C. Sellwood and A. Wapling

The planning process / C. Sellwood and A. Wapling

Risk assessment / J. Bush

Writing an emergency plan / A. Wapling

Emergency planning and response : working in partnership / S. Lewis

Interprofessional working : understanding some emotional barriers and unconscious processes that might influence practice in group and team work / P. Sully

Command, control and communication / A. Rowe and P. Thorpe

Communications during a health emergency / J. Cole

Psychosocial and mental health care before, during and after emergencies, disasters and major incidents / R. Williams and V. Kemp

Business continuity / J. Hebdon

Training and exercising for emergency preparedness, resilience and response / R. Ellett and A. Wapling

Post-incident follow-up / K. Reddin and G. Macdonald

Mass casualty incidents / M. Shanahan

Preparedness and response to pandemics and other infectious disease emergencies / J.S. Nguyen-Van-Tam and P.M.P. Penttinen

CBRN incidents / R.P. Chilcott and S.M. Wyke

A military case study / D. Ross and A. Charnick

From pandemics to earthquakes : health and emergencies in Canterbury, New Zealand / A. Humphrey.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from PDF title page (viewed October 11, 2016).

Other Format:

Print version: Health emergency preparedness and response.

ISBN:

9781786390431

1-78064-455-8

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.