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: Institute of Medicine |
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: National Academies Press |
Total Pages |
: 144 |
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: 2011-04-18 |
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: 9780309212908 |
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: 0309212901 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Preparedness and Response to a Rural Mass Casualty Incident by : Institute of Medicine
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.
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: OCLC:847890403 |
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: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis Preparedness and Response to a Rural Mass Casualty Incident by :
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: Mauricio Lynn |
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: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 167 |
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: 2018-11-10 |
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: 9783319973616 |
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: 3319973614 |
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: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents by : Mauricio Lynn
Mass Casualty events may occur as a result of natural or human-caused disasters or after an act of terrorism. The planning and response to disasters and catastrophes needs to take into consideration the distinction between progressive and sudden events. Insidious or slowly progressive disasters produce a large number of victims but over a prolonged time period, with different peaks in the severity of patients presenting to the hospital. For example, radiation events will produce a large number of victims who will present days, weeks, months, or years after exposure, depending on the dose of radiation received. The spread of a biological agent or a pandemic will produce an extremely high number of victims who will present to hospitals during days to weeks after the initial event, depending on the agent and progression of symptoms. On the other hand, in a sudden disaster, there is an abrupt surge of victims resulting from an event such as an explosion or a chemical release. After the sarin gas attack in a Tokyo subway in 1995, a total of 5500 victims were injured and required medical attention at local hospitals immediately after the attack. The car bomb that exploded near the American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, killed 213 people and simultaneously produced 4044 injured patients, many requiring medical care at local hospitals. The Madrid train bombing in March 2004 produced more than 2000 injured victims in minutes, overwhelming the city’s healthcare facilities. More than 500 injured patients were treated at local hospital after the mass shooting in Las Vegas. Finally, earthquakes may produce a large number of victims in areas in which the medical facilities are partially or completely destroyed. Sudden events bring an immediate operational challenge to community healthcare systems, many of which are already operating at or above capacity. The pre-hospital as well as hospital planning and response to sudden mass casualty incidents (SMCI’s) is extremely challenging and requires a standard and protocol driven approach. Many textbooks have been published on Disaster Medicine; although they may serve as an excellent reference, they do not provide a rapid, practical approach for management of SMCI’s. The first edition of “Mass Casualty Incidents: The Nuts and Bolts of Preparedness and Response for Acute Disasters” dealt exclusively with sudden mass casualty incidents. The second edition will expand its focus and include planning and response for insidious and protracted disasters as well. This new book is designed to provide a practical and operational approach to planning, response and medical management of sudden as well as slow progressive events. The target audience of the second edition will be health care professionals and institutions, as well as allied organizations, which respond to disasters and mass casualty incidents. Parts I and II are essentially the first edition of the book and consist of planning of personnel, logistic support, transport of patients and equipment and response algorithms. These 2 parts will be revised and updated and include lessons learned from major mass shootings that occurred recently in the United States and other parts of the world Part III will describe the planning process for progressive disasters and include response algorithms and checklists. Part IV will handle humanitarian and mental health problems commonly encountered in disaster areas. Part V will deal with team work and communication both critical topics when handling catastrophes and mass casualty incidents. This new book will be a comprehensive tool for healthcare professionals and managers and should perform demonstrably better in sales and downloads. It will be of value at the pre-hospital as well as the hospital level, to plan and respond to the majority of catastrophes and mass casualty incidents.
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: Elin A. Gursky |
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: IOS Press |
Total Pages |
: 280 |
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: 2012 |
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: 9781614991342 |
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: 1614991340 |
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: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis Handbook for Pandemic and Mass-casualty Planning and Response by : Elin A. Gursky
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Applying Lessons Learned and Sharing Best Practices in Addressing Pandemics and Catastrophic Health Eventa, Slavonski Brod, Croatia, 27 November - 8 December 2011--T.p. verso.
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: 1951 |
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: OCLC:602433829 |
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: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ratschlag betreffend Genehmigung des Strassennetzes "Auf dem Hohlweg" in Riehen by :
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: Michael Madigan |
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: Springer Nature |
Total Pages |
: 248 |
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: 2024-02-13 |
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: 9783031421471 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3031421477 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis Disaster Response Practices by : Michael Madigan
This book provides guidelines for emergency managers, responders, and health care professionals to establish a mass casualty/mass fatality (MC/MF) management plan. It identifies a need for a stronger and more global management structure for MC/MF events that includes standardized practices of identification, disposition, and possible repatriation to restore the situation to pre-event levels. This book covers this comprehensive process including disaster mortuary operational response teams (DMORTs), simple triage and rapid treatment (START) and national nurse response teams. It also demonstrates leadership in MC/MF events within government agencies, the public sector and international organizations featuring case studies, scenario questions and summaries of lessons learned.
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: Cynthia A. Bascetta |
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: DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 59 |
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: 2009-02 |
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: 9781437907872 |
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: 1437907873 |
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: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis Emergency Preparedness by : Cynthia A. Bascetta
Potential terrorist attacks and the possibility of naturally occurring disease outbreaks have raised concerns about the ¿surge capacity¿ of the nation¿s health care systems to respond to mass casualty events. This report identified 4 key components of preparing for a medical surge: (1) increasing hospital capacity; (2) identifying alternate care sites; (3) registering medical volunteers; and (4) planning for altering established standards of care. The author was asked to examine: (1) what assistance the fed. gov¿t. has provided to help states prepare for medical surge; (2) what states have done to prepare for a medical surge; and (3) concerns states have identified related to medical surge. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
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: U. S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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: CreateSpace |
Total Pages |
: 168 |
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: 2013-04-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1484168887 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781484168882 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis Operational Templates and Guidance for EMS Mass Incident Deployment by : U. S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agencies regardless of service delivery model have sought guidance on how to better integrate their emergency preparedness and response activities into similar processes occurring at the local, regional, State, tribal, and Federal levels. This primary purpose of this project is to begin the process of providing that guidance as it relates to mass care incident deployment.
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: Ronald W. Perry |
Publisher |
: Joseph Henry Press |
Total Pages |
: 321 |
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: 2001-11-06 |
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: 9780309171977 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0309171970 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Facing the Unexpected by : Ronald W. Perry
Facing the Unexpected presents the wealth of information derived from disasters around the world over the past 25 years. The authors explore how these findings can improve disaster programs, identify remaining research needs, and discuss disaster within the broader context of sustainable development. How do different people think about disaster? Are we more likely to panic or to respond with altruism? Why are 110 people killed in a Valujet crash considered disaster victims while the 50,000 killed annually in traffic accidents in the U.S. are not? At the crossroads of social, cultural, and economic factors, this book examines these and other compelling questions. The authors review the influences that shape the U.S. governmental system for disaster planning and response, the effectiveness of local emergency agencies, and the level of professionalism in the field. They also compare technological versus natural disaster and examine the impact of technology on disaster programs.
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: Leonard A. Cole |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages |
: 253 |
Release |
: 2012-08-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781118397756 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1118397754 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis Local Planning for Terror and Disaster by : Leonard A. Cole
Local Planning for Terror and Disaster gives voice to experts in key fields involved with local preparedness, assessing the quality of preparedness in each field, and offering directions for improvement. Introductory chapters provide overviews of terror medicine, security and communications, which are indispensable to successful preparedness, while subsequent chapters concentrate on a particular field and how responders from that field communicate and interact with others during and after an event. Thus, a chapter by a physician discusses not only the doctor's role but how that role is, or should be, coordinated with emergency medical technicians and police. Similarly, chapters by law enforcement figures also review police responsibilities and interactions with nurses, EMTs, volunteers and other relevant responders. Developed from topics at recent Symposia on Terror Medicine and Security, Local Planning also encompasses aspects of emergency and disaster medicine, as well as techniques for diagnosis, rescue, coordination and security that are distinctive to a terrorist attack. Each chapter also includes a case study that demonstrates preparedness, or lack thereof, for a real or hypothetical event, including lessons learned, next steps, and areas for improvement in this global era which increasingly calls for preparedness at a local level.