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Disaster Preparedness for Seniors A Comprehensive Guide for Healthcare Professionals /

Disaster Preparedness for Seniors: A Comprehensive Guide for Healthcare Professionals outlines specific disaster scenarios for homebound, community, hospitalized, long term care, homeless and aged veterans. Chapters are written by a diverse group of authors, all of whom offer insight and expertise i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Cefalu, Charles A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Emergency Preparedness for the Home-bound Elderly
  • 2. The Role of the Academic Medical Center in Disaster Preparedness.- 3. The Evolution of Geriatric Disaster Preparedness for Medicine and Health Science Training.- 4. Mental Health Consequences of Disaster Exposure in Older Adults
  • 5. Triaging Acute Care Patients During Disaster   6. Long Term Care Facilities and Technology.- 7. Gerotechnology in Disaster Preparedness to Aide Seniors and Those who Care for Them.- 8. Management of the Immunocompromised Older Adult in a Disaster.- 9. Disaster Preparedness and Long Term Care Facilities (Nursing Homes and ALFs).- 10. Other Resources - Red Cross, CDC, FEMA.- 11. Balancing Professional Versus Personal Issues in a Disaster.     .