Preparedness and response to a rural mass casualty incident : workshop summary /

Problems contacting emergency services and delayed assistance are not unusual when incidents occur in rural areas, and the consequences can be devastating, particularly with mass casualty incidents. The IOM's Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events held a worksho...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events
Other Authors: Viswanathan, Kristin, Wizemann, Theresa M., Altevogt, Bruce M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2011.
Series:Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Subjects:
Mass casualties > United States > Congresses.
Emergency medical services > United States > Congresses.
Emergency management > United States > Congresses.
Disaster medicine > United States > Congresses.
Rural health services > United States > Congresses.
Emergency medical services.
Emergency management.
Mass Casualty Incidents
Emergency Medical Services
Disaster Planning
Rural Health Services
Civil Defense > methods
Disaster Medicine > methods
Emergency Medical Services > organization & administration
Rural Health Services > organization & administration
Victimes en masse > États-Unis > Congrès.
Services des urgences médicales > États-Unis > Congrès.
Médecine de catastrophes > États-Unis > Congrès.
Services de santé rurale > États-Unis > Congrès.
Services des urgences médicales.
Gestion des situations d'urgence.
emergency medical centers.
disaster planning.
MEDICAL > Allied Health Services > Emergency Medical Services.
HEALTH & FITNESS > First Aid.
Disaster medicine
Emergency management
Emergency medical services
Mass casualties
Rural health services
Mass casualty incidents.
United States
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Problems contacting emergency services and delayed assistance are not unusual when incidents occur in rural areas, and the consequences can be devastating, particularly with mass casualty incidents. The IOM's Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events held a workshop to examine the current capabilities of emergency response systems and the future opportunities to improve mass casualty response in rural communities.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 131 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-90).
ISBN:9780309177184
0309177189
128308158X
9781283081580
9786613081582
6613081582
0309212901
9780309212908

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