Integrated emergency management for mass casualty emergencies : Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Training Course on Integrated Emergency Management for Mass Casualty Emergencies organized by CESPRO, University of Florence, Italy
Title:
Integrated emergency management for mass casualty emergencies : Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Training Course on Integrated Emergency Management for Mass Casualty Emergencies organized by CESPRO, University of Florence, Italy
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edited by David Alexander, Emanuela Masini, and Laura Mugnai.
Publication Information:
Amsterdam : IOS Press, 2013.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781614993117
General Note:
International conference proceedings.
Abstract:
Responses to major disasters tend to be complex, not merely because of the size and scale of operations and the number of countries and agencies involved, but also because of the range of functions represented by these organizations. A full-scale emergency response can involve people trained in at least 35 different disciplines and professions. This increasing sophistication of modern emergency response makes the process of coordination a particularly challenging one. It involves matching urgent needs with available resources in the most rapid and efficient way possible: timely mobilization an.
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UAF Rasmuson Library Ebook Central subscription access.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Contents:
INTEGRATED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR MASS CASUALTY EMERGENCIES; Preface; Contents; Perspectives on Integrated Emergency Response; Hospital Response and Natural Disasters; The Role of Hospitals in the International Disaster Response; Optimal fluid administration in pre-hospital field; Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents: The Dual use of Field Hospitals. TheExperience of the Italian Alpini Field Hospital during Disasters; Integrated Response to CBRN Mass-Casualty Events; Response To Nuclear Mass Casualty Events: The Nuclear Medical Approach.
A novel approach to hospital evacuation: the role of trained medical studentsEmergency medical management at the Madrid train bombings1; Emergency medical and public health responses to the 2005 London bombings; Interactive Didactics: "Auxilium!"Simulation Game; Subject Index; Author Index.
Language:
English.
Source of Description Note:
Online resource; title from PDF title page (IOS Press, viewed November 4, 2013).
Print version record.