Overview
Practical guide that covers the full range of disaster scenarios and is relevant to all medical staff
Addresses the entire spectrum of response from command and coordination through to the management of individual casualties
Will prove an invaluable aid to medical and nursing students, ambulance crew, and military personnel as well as medical specialists
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book, written by members of the core faculty responsible for European courses on Medical Response to Major Incidents (MRMI), is a practical guide for all medical staff on how to respond to a wide range of disaster scenarios. The entire spectrum of knowledge is covered, from command and coordination through to the management of individual casualties. Central importance is attached to the key component of decision making by explaining what needs to be done for patients in particular situations and the required order and timing of treatment measures. Simplified methods receive due attention, as it is often necessary for medical staff to administer primary treatment outside of their own specialty. This book will prove an invaluable aid to all who may be involved in the response to major accidents and disasters, including medical and nursing students, ambulance crew, and military personnel as well as medical specialists.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
1991 he was appointed as the first Professor of Disaster Medicine in Scandinavia and initiated and founded the Center for Research and Education in Disaster Medicine, University of Linköping. He has published more than 200 original articles, chapters and textbooks within the fields of Trauma and Disaster Medicine. He is Honorary Member of the European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery where he was President 2007 – 2008, the Scandinavian Surgical Society, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, The French Academy of Surgery, the Swedish Society of Disaster Medicine and the Hungarian Society for Military and Disaster Medicine.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Medical Response to Major Incidents and Disasters
Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide for All Medical Staff
Editors: Sten Lennquist
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21895-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-21894-1Published: 03 January 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51915-8Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-21895-8Published: 07 December 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 413
Topics: Traumatic Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Surgical Orthopedics