Handbook of Disaster Medicine

Forsideomslag
Dr. Jan de Boer, Marcel Dubouloz
VSP, 1. jan. 2000 - 520 sider
Technological development has not only provided mankind with more prosperity, but with increased destructive power as well. These developments, combined with an explosive growth of the world population, have led to mass casualty situations, varying from traffic accidents to war. In the 20th Century over 200 million people were killed as a result of man-made disasters --- a figure unequalled in the history of mankind. It is not surprising, therefore, that a new medical discipline has emerged: disaster medicine. The realization that disasters have effects which cross the traditional boundaries of medical specialisms and nationality, led to the foundation of the International Society of Disaster Medicine (ISDM), which issued an international curriculum on education and training in disaster medicine. As a logical consequence the ISDM decided to develop its curriculum into a handbook, now available to the global community of disaster medicine specialists. This Handbook of Disaster Medicine contains contributions from international experts in the field and will be of value and interest to a wide variety of professionals in the discipline of disaster medicine and management. Co-published with Van der Wees Uitgeverij, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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SURGICAL MANAGEMENT
3
HEAD INJURIES
9
CHEST INJURIES
16
ABDOMINAL INJURIES
17
LIMB INJURIES
27
ADAPTED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES
33
References
42
PRIMARY ANAESTHETIC SKILLS
48
Summary
252
MANAGING THE EMERGENCY PLANNING PROCESS
259
EVOLVING TERMINOLOGY
265
THE EMERGENCE OF RISK MANAGEMENT
267
CHAPTER 5
275
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF DECISION MAKING UNDER STRESS
281
USEFUL ADVICE FOR AUTHORITIES
283
CHAPTER 6
289

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
49
LOGISTICS
60
CHAPTER 15
66
MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS PLAN
70
MEDICAL ACTION PLAN
76
CHAPTER 13
90
References
95
COPING WITH COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN EMERGENCIES
102
THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES
110
POSTTRAUMATIC REACTIONS
117
MANAGEMENT OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL
124
PREVENTION
133
Bibliography
140
CLINICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF EXPOSURE
147
MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION DURING IRRADIATION
154
APPLICATION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY IN DISASTERS
160
Summary
166
PROBLEMS CAUSED BY EXCEPTIONAL SITUATIONS
172
HOUSING AND ENERGY
179
CHAPTER 9
186
DETERMINING NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
188
Summary
198
146
205
PART THREEDISASTER MANAGEMENT
227
DISCUSSION
238
CAPACITIES IN THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE CHAIN
244
THE MEDICAL TRANSPORT CAPACITY
245
PREHOSPITAL CARE BASIC STRATEGIC ALGORITHM
307
RECEPTION TRIAGE AND TREATMENT OF VICTIMS AT THE
313
ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION OF
319
BASIC PRINCIPLES
326
References
334
HOSPITAL DISASTER PROCEDURE
337
SPECIFIC SITUATIONS
343
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
355
MEDICAL CROSSTRAINING FOR THE SECURITY DETAIL
361
SELECTION OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL FOR PROTECTION
364
INITIATING THE MEDICAL RESPONSE IN A TACTICAL OPERATION
370
INFORMATION AND THE MEDIA
383
THE INFORMATION PROCESS
389
THE GLOBALISATION AND THE MEDIA
396
REHABILITATION
399
References
405
CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
414
Appendix
422
INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE
425
STOCK CONTROL
431
THE ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS
437
CONCLUSIONS
459
CONCLUSION
475
CHAPTER 1
481
GLOSSARY OF NEW CONCEPTS IN DISASTER MEDICINE
497
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