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Record Nr.

UNISA996205986503316

Autore

Carley Simon

Titolo

Major incident medical management and support [[electronic resource] ] : the practical approach in the hospital / / Advanced Life Support Group ; by Simon Carley, Kevin Mackway-Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : BMJ Books, : Blackwell Pub., c2005

ISBN

1-281-32105-2

9786611321055

0-470-75744-2

0-470-75739-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (170 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Mackway-JonesKevin

Disciplina

362.18

Soggetti

Disaster medicine

Hospitals

Disaster hospitals

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

The epidemiology and incidence of major incidents -- Are we ready for the next major incident? -- The structured approach to the hospital response -- Planning for major incidents equipment training -- The collapsible hierarchy concept -- The clinical hierarchy -- The nursing hierarchy -- The management hierarchy -- Declaring a major incident and activating the plan -- The reception phase -- Triage -- The definitive care phase -- The recovery phase -- Incidents involving hazardous chemicals -- Incidents involving large numbers of burns -- Incidents involving large numbers of children.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the course book for a new ALSG course on preparation for and medical management of major incidents within the hospital. It will be a companion volume to MIMMS, which deals with the prehospital situation, and will meet an ever increasing need as natural and other disasters affect hospital staff and administrators. The course aims to provide a systematic approach for all personnel who would be involved in managing a major incident in the hospital.  This title is now available for the PDA, powered by Skyscape - to buy your copy Click here