Disaster medicine /
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| Imprint: | Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2002. |
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| Description: | x, 431 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5619392 |
Table of Contents:
- Contributing Authors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I. General Concepts
- 1. Basic Physics of Disasters
- 2. Triage
- 3. Pediatric Considerations in Disasters
- 4. Infectious Diseases and Disasters
- 5. Pharmaceuticals in Disasters
- 6. Critical Incident Stress
- 7. Complex Humanitarian Emergencies
- Part II. Disaster Response Planning and Coordination
- 8. Principles of Hospital Disaster Planning
- 9. Emergency Medical Services in Disaster
- 10. Municipal and Emergency Health Care Planning in Disasters
- 11. Urban Search and Rescue
- 12. The United States Federal Response Plan
- 13. National Disaster Medical System: Disaster Medical Assistance Teams
- 14. Communication and Information Technology Tools for Disaster Response and Medical Assistance
- 15. Managing Disasters in Austere Environments
- Part III. Natural Disasters
- 16. Earthquakes
- 17. Tornadoes
- 18. Hurricanes
- 19. Floods
- 20. Firestorms and Wildfires
- 21. Winter Storm Disasters
- 22. Heat Wave Disasters
- 23. Volcanic Eruptions
- 24. Tsunamis
- Part IV. Industrial, Technologic, and Transportation Disasters
- 25. Medical Management of Radiation Accidents
- 26. Hazardous Materials Disasters
- 27. Medical Care of Mass Gatherings
- 28. Maritime Disasters
- 29. Air Crash Disasters
- 30. Fires and Mass Burn Care
- Part V. Conflict-Related Disasters
- 31. Conventional Terrorist Bombings
- 32. Nuclear Detonations: Evaluation and Response
- 33. Intentional Chemical Disasters
- 34. Biological Weapon Agents
- 35. Tactical Emergency Medicine
- 36. Mass Shootings
- Part VI. Education, Training, and Research
- 37. Education and Training in Disaster Medicine
- 38. Research in Disaster Medicine
- Appendix A.. World Health Organization Model List of Essential Drugs: Tenth List 1997
- Subject Index
