Disaster MedicineGregory R. Ciottone Elsevier Health Sciences, 1 ene 2006 - 952 páginas Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Gregory Ciottone, and Associate Editors, Dr. Philip D. Anderson, Dr. Erik Auf Der Heide, Dr. Robert G. Darling, Dr. Irving Jacoby, Dr. Eric Noji, and Dr. Selim Suner, recognized worldwide as authorities in the field, bring you this brand-new reference, which offers comprehensive yet succinct guidance on the preparation, assessment, and management of a full range of disasters, both natural and man-made (including terrorist attacks and the threat of biological warfare). More than 200 contributors carefully outline the basics of disaster management and provide guidance on more than 100 specific disaster situations. Part 1 offers an A to Z source for information on every aspect of disaster medicine and management. Part 2 features an exhaustive compilation of every conceivable disaster event, organized to facilitate fast reference in a real-time setting. The second part of the book also serves as a quick consult on disaster medicine. Presents a full range of coverage from the basics of disaster medicine to more advanced concepts, such as tactical EMS, hazard vulnerability analysis, impact of disaster on children, and more. Discusses identification of risks, planning of organization and equipment, and education and training. Includes individual Concepts and Events sections that provide information on the general approach to disaster medicine and practical information on specific disasters. Offers comprehensive coverage of natural disasters, accidental disasters, transportation disasters, and intentional events. Includes an exhaustive list of chapters on the conceivable chemical and biologic weapons known today. Features a practical chapter organization throughout that covers description of event, pre-incident considerations, post-incident considerations, medical treatment of casualties, unique considerations, pitfalls, case presentations, and suggested reading. Discusses the management of future events, or possible scenarios, for which there is no precedent. |
Índice
Introduction to Disaster Medicine | 3 |
The Role of Emergency Medical Services | 20 |
Role of Emergency Medicine in Disaster | 26 |
The Role of Hospitals in Disaster | 34 |
Complex Emergencies | 43 |
Children and Disaster | 51 |
Psychological Impact of Disaster | 59 |
Liability Issues in Emergency Response | 71 |
Flood | 489 |
HeatWave | 496 |
Volcanic Eruption | 502 |
Landslides | 509 |
NuclearRadiation Events | 517 |
Ionizing Radiation Incident | 524 |
Radiation AccidentIsolated Exposure | 532 |
Radiation AccidentDispersed Exposure | 538 |
Section Two Governmental Resources | 79 |
State Programs | 90 |
International Disaster Response | 102 |
DisasterEmergency Management Programs | 108 |
Health Care Facility Hazard and Vulnerability | 117 |
Public Information Management | 124 |
Churton Budd | 139 |
Vaccines | 145 |
An Asset | 152 |
Policy Issues in Disaster Preparedness | 174 |
Mutual Aid | 182 |
Surge Capacity | 193 |
Section Four Part One Event Response | 203 |
Scene Safety in Disaster Response | 215 |
Needs Assessment | 224 |
Disaster Communications | 229 |
Managing Volunteers and Donations | 238 |
Personal Protective Equipment | 246 |
Surveillance | 255 |
Section Four Part Two Medical Operations | 264 |
Medical Care in Remote Areas | 274 |
Triage | 283 |
Patient Tracking Systems in Disasters | 291 |
Tactical EMS | 297 |
Pharmaceuticals and Medical | 308 |
Rehabilitation and Reconstruction | 317 |
Practical Applications of Disaster | 327 |
Measures of Effectiveness | 333 |
Robert A Ciottone | 347 |
Medical Intelligence | 354 |
Health Service | 363 |
Accidental versus Intentional Event | 369 |
Operations SecuritySite Securityand Incident | 382 |
Integration of Law Enforcement and Military | 391 |
Nuclear Disaster Management | 399 |
Chemical Attack | 406 |
Biologic Attack | 415 |
Future Biologic and Chemical Weapons | 424 |
Improvised Explosive Devices | 434 |
DirectedEnergy Weapons | 441 |
ChemicalBiologicand Nuclear Quarantine | 451 |
Chemical Decontamination | 459 |
Radiation Decontamination | 465 |
Section Seven Natural Disasters | 473 |
Earthquake | 479 |
Nuclear Power Plant Meltdown | 544 |
Industrial Chemical Disasters | 556 |
Nerve Agent Attack | 563 |
Vesicant Agent Attack | 569 |
Cyanide Attack | 576 |
Antimuscarinic Agent Attack | 582 |
Nicotinic Agent Attack | 596 |
Section Ten Biologic Events | 605 |
Yersinia Pestis Plague Attack | 613 |
Brucella Species Brucellosis Attack | 621 |
Rickettsia prowazekii Attack Typhus Fever | 627 |
Vibrio cholerae Cholera Attack | 635 |
Salmonella Species Salmonellosis Attack | 641 |
Burkholderia mallei Glanders Attack | 647 |
Opioid Agent Attack | 653 |
TickBorne Encephalitis Virus Attack | 663 |
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever | 671 |
Chikungunya Virus Attack | 678 |
Influenza Virus Attack | 684 |
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Attack | 690 |
Section Ten Part Three Toxins | 698 |
Clostridium perfringensToxin Epsilon Toxin Attack | 705 |
T2 Toxin Trichothecene Mycotoxins | 714 |
Aflatoxin Attack Aspergillus Species | 722 |
Histoplasma capsulatumAttack Histoplamosis | 729 |
Section Eleven Events Resulting in Blast Injuries | 736 |
Conventional | 745 |
Suicide Bomber | 754 |
RocketPropelled Grenade Attack | 761 |
Conventional Explosion at a Hospital | 767 |
Conventional Explosion at | 774 |
Liquefied Natural Gas Explosion | 781 |
Section Twelve Events Resulting in Burn Injuries | 790 |
Structure Fire | 796 |
WildernessForest Fire 800 173 Submarine or Surface Vessel Accident | 857 |
Ballistics Injuries KurtR Horst | 864 |
Grenade and Pipe Bomb Injuries 813 177 Dirty Bomb Radiologic Dispersal Device | 872 |
Section Fourteen Events Associated with 178 Explosion at a Nuclear Waste Storage Facility 875 Constance G Nichols | 878 |
Crush Syndrome 817 180 Cruise Ship Infectious Disease Outbreak 882 Scott G Weiner | 885 |
Subway Derailment 823 Denis J FitzGerald | 893 |
Air Show Disaster 834 Water Supplies | 901 |
AsteroidMeteoroidand Spacecraft 186 Food Supply Contamination | 908 |
Building Collapse 842 Katharyn E Kennedy | 918 |
Mining Accident 853 190 VIP Care | 926 |
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