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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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events
Otros Autores: Viswanathan, Kristin, Wizemann, Theresa M., Altevogt, Bruce M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2011.
Colección:Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Temas:
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.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Case examples: 2008 Mexican Hat, Utah, incident 2010 and Albert Pike, Arkansas, flood
  • 9-1-1 access and communications
  • Challenges facing the prehospital system
  • Coordination and integration across response platforms
  • Establishing metrics to assess risk and capabilities
  • Improving rural mass casualty response in the United States
  • Needs and opportunities.

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