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Koenig and Schultz's disaster medicine : comprehensive principles and practices /
"As societies become more complex and interconnected, the global risk for catastrophic disasters is increasing. Demand for expertise to mitigate the human suffering and damage these events cause is also high. A new field of disaster medicine is emerging, offering innovative approaches to optimi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2010.
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| Colección: | Cambridge medicine.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I: Disaster research and epidemiology / Megumi Kano [and others]
- Disaster education and training : linking individual and organizational learning and performance / Peter Brewster
- Surge capacity / Donna Barbisch, Josef Haik and Ariel Tessone
- International perspectives on disaster management / Herman Delooz and Jean Luc Poncelet
- Ethical issues in disaster medicine / Gregory Luke Larkin
- Emerging infectious diseases / Shantini D. Gamage, Stephen M. Kralovic and Gary A. Roselle
- Disaster mental and behavioral health / Dori B. Reissman [and others]
- Special populations / Phillips
- Part II: Public health and emergency management systems / Connie Boatright, Peter Brewster and Jonathan Weinstein
- Legislative authorities and regulatory issues / Ernest B. Abbott and Douglas P. Brosnan
- Syndromic surveillance / Gary Roselle
- Disaster triage / Christopher A. Kahn, E. Brooke Lerner and David C. Cone
- Personal protective equipment / Paul Kim, Frank Denny and Sarah J. Salk
- Decontamination / Howard Levitin and Chris Kahn
- Quarantine / Dean Lawrence Gostin and Donna Barbisch
- Mass distribution of antibiotics and vaccines / Susan Gorman and Nicki Pesik
- Management of mass gatherings / Mick Malloy [and others]
- Transportation disasters / Ulf Björnstig and Rebecca Forsberg
- EMS scene management / Ken Miller
- Health care facility disaster management / John Hoyle
- Mortuary affairs / Paul Sledzik and Sharon W. Bryson
- Crisis and emergency risk communication / Barbara S. Reynolds and Gili Shenhar
- Telemedicine and telehealth / Adam Darkins
- Complex public health emergencies / Frederick M. Burkle, Jr.
- Patient identification and tracking / Darlene A. Gidley and Michael Ciraolo.
- Part III. Section A: Traumatic and explosive events / Chetan Kharod, John Wightman and Eran Tal-Or
- Burn patient management / John McManus and Ruben Gomez
- Clinical aspects of large-scale chemical events / John Urbanetti
- Biological events / Robert G. Darling, Jon B. Woods and Theodore J. Cieslak
- Nuclear and radiological events / Richard J. Hatchett, Joseph M. Kaminski and Ronald E. Goans
- Hazmat, toxic, and industrial events / Tareg Bey and Lim
- Section B: Floods / Mark E. Keim
- Hurricanes / Kelly R. Klein and Frank Shih
- Tornados / Arthur Wallace
- Earth quakes / Carl Schultz and Solisis Deynes
- Tsunami / Sam Stratton
- Winter storms / William Dice
- Heat waves / Carl Adrianopoli [and others]
- Volcanoes / Peter J Baxter.