Cases in simulated disaster medicine / edited by Andrew Milsten, John Broach.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Milsten, Andrew, editor.

Broach, John, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster medicine--Case studies.

Disaster medicine.

Emergency medicine--Case studies.

Emergency medicine.

Medicine--Study and teaching--Simulation methods.

Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 319 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

Dynamic, ready-to-go emergency medicine cases that embody core disaster medicine principles. This adaptable resource is for all learners and features cases that can be seamlessly integrated into any educational framework. Medical students will be empowered with the necessary skills to succeed in varied, real-world emergencies.

Contents:

Introduction to simulation / Cassandra Mackey and Jennifer Carey

Disaster simulation : the best way to prepare for the worst / David Ruby

Simulation debriefing / Jorge Yarzebski and Jordan Hitchens

Beneath the rubble: delayed extrication after a quake / Micheal Weiner and C Clare Charbonnet

Shaken and toxic : HAZMAT injuries after earthquake causes refinery collapse / Liam Porter

Crisis in Indonesia : navigating volcanic eruptions, ash clouds, and lightning storm injuries / Natalie Moore and Lauren Bacon

Inhalational injuries after Mount Kilauea erupts / Natalie Moore, Lauren Bacon, and Andrew Milsten

From ashes to aid : managing mass casualties in volcanic disasters / Colleen Donovan, Emerson Franke, Paul Baker, and Michelle Locke

Tsunami survivor with fever and jaundice : pediatric patient in a refugee clinic / Alexander Hart

Tsunami-induced fire : severe smoke inhalation in a refinery worker with asthma / Alexander Hart

Tsunami-related pulmonary complications : respiratory distress in an internally displaced person / Jonathan Gammel

Hurricane havoc : delayed blunt trauma while cleaning the patio and being stuck at home / Morgan Ritz and Romeo Fairley

Sheltering in the storm : delayed extrication of an elderly man after a southern US hurricane / Micheal Weiner

Storm damage and diabetes : the impact of hurricane destruction on medical access / Liam Porter

Tornado aftermath : navigating severe chain saw injuries and anticoagulation challenges in a rural emergency setting / Ameer F Ibrahim

Tornado storm chasing gone bad : managing complex abdominal impalement injury and tension pneumothorax in the emergency department / Ameer F Ibrahim

Tornado on the farmland : multi-system trauma response in rural Alabama / Guy Carmelli

Stranded in the heat : severe hyperthermia and organ failure after waiting for a ride home / Jonathan Gammel

Sleeping in the cold : hypothermia risks for the homeless during winter storms / Daniel Saltzman

Heat at a cost : carbon monoxide poisoning from gasoline generators in winter storms / Daniel Saltzman

Helping turns hazardous : blunt trauma and respiratory distress during flash flood rescue / Morgan Ritz and Romeo Fairley

Trapped by the flood : the rescue of an elderly man after 24 hours / Guy Carmelli

Furry fury : navigating dog bites in flooded areas / Jennifer E Geller and Colleen Donovan

Cold immersion challenges : a simulation scenario from the DMAT field hospital / Colleen Donovan and Lekha Reddy

Wildfire chaos : a case of trauma and smoke inhalation from late evacuation / Jonathan Gammel

From cabin cleanup to critical care : managing hantavirus infection / Matthew Carlisle

Medical response in crisis : pediatric diarrhea and shock in refugee camps / Matthew A Tovar, James P Phillips

Pandemic surge : balancing resources and life-saving decisions in a small hospital / Christopher Hayden

Crisis on the tracks : managing chlorine exposure after a train derailment / Colleen Donovan, Mary G McGoldrick, and Denise Fernandez

Critical care on the open water : treating life-threatening injuries with limited resources / Cody Johnson

Outbreak at sea : managing acute gastroenteritis on a cruise ship / Cody Johnson

Illness on the high seas : navigating a gastrointestinal outbreak 50 miles from shore / Rashed Al Remeithi and Natalie Sullivan

Riot control fallout : emergency department response to a surge due to chemical exposures / Rashed Al Remeithi and Natalie Sullivan

Emergency management of blast trauma from refinery blast / Meghan Maslanka

Radiation roulette : simulating emergency response after an explosion of a radioactive detonation device / Sukhshant Atti, Ritu Sarin, and Ziad Kazzi

Chaos at the country fair : organophosphate poisoning from airborne chemicals / Meghan Maslanka

Bioterrorism attack on a mailroom worker who presents with respiratory failure / Michael De Luca

Plague on the subway : managing a bioterrorism-induced pneumonic plague case / Michael De Luca

Balancing trauma response and ED preparedness during an active shooter incident / Meghan Maslanka

Stabbed in the crowd : tackling trauma in a live concert attack / Kyle Hebert and Emily Marx

Botulism bioterrorism: responding to a mass casualty event in a small rural hospital / James Aiken

Managing a mass casualty incident from a tularemia outbreak in a small rural hospital / James Aiken

Stampede survival : treating traumatic asphyxiation and mass casualty injuries / Christopher Hayden

Terror at Mardi Gras : mass casualties after a truck ramming incident / Larissa H Unruh and James P Phillips

Hooves hurt / Kyle Hebert

Bus crash mass casualty : emergency department preparedness and response /C Clare Charbonnet and Michael Weiner.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2026).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 16, 2026).

ISBN:

1-009-27899-1

1-009-27903-3

1-009-27902-5