| Description |
xii, 154 p. : ill. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Disaster medicine.
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Hospitals.
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Disaster hospitals.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Mackway-Jones, Kevin.
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Advanced Life Support Group (Manchester, England)
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780727918680 (ring binder : alk. paper) |
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0727918680 (ring binder : alk. paper) |
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