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Orthopedics in Disasters Orthopedic Injuries in Natural Disasters and Mass Casualty Events /
This book is the first to address specifically the mechanisms and treatment of orthopedic injuries due to natural disasters and other mass casualty events. Casualty management is discussed in a range of contexts, including earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, radiation incidents, transportation disasters,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2016.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2016. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Organization: Introduction
- Natural disasters
- Mass casualties
- Disasters and public health
- Epidemiology of disaster casualties and events
- Emergency Medical Services
- Role of the military medicine in disaster response
- Role of the governments and NGOs in disaster response
- International resources
- Disaster preparedness: hospital role
- Documentation. Types of disasters: Earthquake
- Tsunami and floods
- Radiation exposure
- Transportation disasters
- Terror attacks & combat trauma. General Treatment Principles: Triage
- Damage control orthopedics principles
- Primary immobilization: Role External Fixation
- Crush injuries and crush syndrome
- Wound: from primary debridement to final reconstruction
- Vascular injuries
- Anesthesia in mass casualties and natural disasters
- Infection
- Pain management. Orthopedic Injuries: Upper extremity
- Lower extremity
- Spine
- Pelvis
- Pediatric injuries
- Amputations
- Limb Salvage
- Rehab and Prosthetics
- Continuation of care
- Research and new developments.