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

• Autore: Carley Simon
• Pubblicazione: Malden, Mass., : BMJ Books, : Blackwell Pub., c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (170 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.18
• Soggetto topico: Disaster medicine; Hospitals; Disaster hospitals
• Altri autori: Mackway-JonesKevin
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Major incident medical management and support
• ISBN: 1-281-32105-2; 9786611321055; 0-470-75744-2; 0-470-75739-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996205986503316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno