Koenig and Schultz's Disaster Medicine: Comprehensive Principles and PracticesKristi L. Koenig, Carl H. Schultz As societies become more complex and interconnected, the global risk for catastrophic disasters is increasing. Demand for expertise to mitigate the human suffering and damage these events cause is also high. A new field of disaster medicine is emerging, offering innovative approaches to optimize disaster management. Much of the information needed to create the foundation for this growing specialty is not objectively described or is scattered among multiple different sources. Now, for the first time, a coherent and comprehensive collection of scientific observations and evidence-based recommendations with expert contributors from around the globe is available in Koenig and Schultz's Disaster Medicine: Comprehensive Principles and Practices. This definitive work on Disaster Medicine identifies essential subject matter, clarifies nomenclature, and outlines necessary areas of proficiency for healthcare professionals handling mass casualty crises. It also describes in-depth strategies for the rapid diagnosis and treatment of victims suffering from blast injuries or exposure to chemical, biological, and radiological agents. |
Contents
Linking | 21 |
Surge Capacity | 33 |
International Perspectives on Disaster Management | 51 |
Ethical Issues in Disaster Medicine | 62 |
Concepts in Preparing | 75 |
Disaster Mental and Behavioral Health | 103 |
Special Needs Populations | 113 |
10 | 135 |
CLINICAL MANAGEMENT | 389 |
151 | 414 |
174 | 420 |
Iohn McManus and Ruben Gomez | 423 |
Robert G Darling Ion B Woods | 454 |
Hatchett Ioseph M Kaminski | 477 |
31 | 511 |
33 | 543 |
Ernest B Abbott and Douglas P Brosnan | 151 |
Gary A Roselle | 165 |
and David C Cone | 174 |
Donna Barbisch and Lawrence O Gostin | 203 |
Michael S Molloy Zane Sherif Stan Natin | 228 |
UlfBjornstig and Rebecca Forsberg | 253 |
Mass Fatality Management | 312 |
23 | 345 |
24 | 351 |
Burkle | 361 |
Darlene A Gidley and Michael Ciraolo | 377 |
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