Description |
xxvi, 291 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
The 1878 yellow fever epidemic in Mississippi : "for God's sake, send us some nurses and doctors" / Deanne Stephens Nuwer -- The 1900 Galveston hurricane : "unspeakable calamity" / Barbra Mann Wall -- The San Francisco earthquake and fire, 1906 : "a lifetime of experience" / Barbra Mann Wall, Marie E. Kelly -- The Monongah mine disaster, December 1907 : a "roar like a thousand Niagaras" / John C. Kirchgessner -- Nurses' response across geographic boundaries in the Halifax disaster, December 6, 1917 : border crossings / Deborah A. Sampson -- The Boston Instructive District Nurses Association and the 1918 influenza epidemic : "intelligent cooperation" / Arlene W. Keeling -- The 1921 Tulsa race riot and the "angels of mercy" / Barbra Mann Wall -- The New London, Texas, school explosion, 1937 : "unparalleled disaster" / Barbra Mann Wall -- The 1942 Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire : out of the ashes / Patricia A. Connor Ballard -- The great Alaska earthquake of 1964 : lessons in leadership / Barbra Mann Wall -- Gendered notions of expertise and bravery : New York City 2001 / Julie A. Fairman, Jonathan Gilbride -- A tale of two shelters : a Katrina story, 2005 / Teresa M. O'Neill, Patricia M. Prechter -- Striving for the "new normal" : the aftermath of international disasters / Audrey Snyder, Fusun Terzioglu, Arlene W. Keeling. |
Summary |
Uses firsthand experiences to examine how nurses have responded to both man-made and natural disasters. Includes an analysis of the role of nurses in community response and investigates the roles and effects of race, class, and gender during a disaster. |
Subject |
Disaster nursing -- United States -- History.
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Disasters -- history -- United States. |
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Nurse's Role -- history -- United States. |
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History, 19th Century -- United States. |
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History, 20th Century -- United States. |
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History, 21st Century -- United States. |
Added Author |
Wall, Barbra Mann.
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Keeling, Arlene Wynbeek, 1948-
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ISBN |
9780826105196 |
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082610519X |
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