Editors:
Written by world experts in the field of MCI management.
Contains real-life lessons learned.
Provides a practical, standard and protocol driven approach.
Contains algorithms / checklists for rapid response to events.
Fully updated and expanded new edition.
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Table of contents (30 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Planning and Response to Sudden Mass Casualty Incidents
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Front Matter
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Non-conventional Sudden Mass Casualty Incidents
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Front Matter
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Special Considerations in Management of Sudden Mass Casualty Incidents
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About this book
On the other hand, in a sudden disaster, there is an abrupt surge of victims resulting from an event such as an explosion or a chemical release. After the sarin gas attack in a Tokyo subway in 1995, a total of 5500 victims were injured and required medical attention at local hospitals immediately after the attack. The car bomb that exploded near the American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, killed 213 people and simultaneously produced 4044 injured patients, many requiring medical care at local hospitals. The Madrid train bombing in March 2004 produced more than 2000 injured victims in minutes, overwhelming the city’s healthcare facilities. More than 500 injured patients were treated at local hospital after the mass shooting in Las Vegas. Finally, earthquakes may produce a large number of victims in areas in which the medical facilities are partially or completely destroyed. Sudden events bring an immediate operational challenge to community healthcare systems, many of which are already operating at or above capacity.
The pre-hospital as well as hospital planning and response to sudden mass casualty incidents (SMCI’s) is extremely challenging and requires a standard and protocol driven approach. Many textbooks have been published on Disaster Medicine; although they may serve as an excellent reference, they do not provide a rapid, practical approach for management of SMCI’s.
The first edition of “Mass Casualty Incidents: The Nuts and Bolts of Preparedness and Response for Acute Disasters” dealt exclusively with sudden mass casualty incidents.
The second edition will expand its focus and include planning and response for insidious and protracted disasters as well.
This new book is designed to provide a practical and operational approach to planning, response and medical management of sudden as well as slow progressive events. The target audience of the second edition will be health care professionals and institutions, as well as allied organizations, which respond to disasters and mass casualty incidents.
Parts I and II are essentially the first edition of the book and consist of planning of personnel, logistic support, transport of patients and equipment and response algorithms. These 2 parts will be revised and updated and include lessons learned from major mass shootings that occurred recently in the United States and other parts of the world
Part III will describe the planning process for progressive disasters and include response algorithms and checklists.
Part IV will handle humanitarian and mental health problems commonly encountered in disaster areas.
Part V will deal with team work and communication both critical topics when handling catastrophes and mass casualty incidents.
This new book will be a comprehensive tool for healthcare professionals and managers and should perform demonstrably better in sales and downloads. It will be of value at the pre-hospital as well as the hospital level, to plan and respond to the majority of catastrophes and mass casualty incidents.
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Editors and Affiliations
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Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, USA
Mauricio Lynn
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Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Health System, Miami, USA
Howard Lieberman, Gerd Daniel Pust, Kenneth Stahl, Daniel Dante Yeh, Tanya Zakrison
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Lynn Therapy, Pembroke Pines, USA
Lior Lynn
About the editors
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami, FL
USA
Howard Lieberman
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami, FL
USA
Lior Lynn
Lynn Therapy, LLC
Pembroke Pines, FL
USA
Gerd Daniel Pust
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami, FL
USA
Kenneth Stahl
University of Miami Miller School of MedicineJackson Memorial Hospital
Miami, FL
USA
D. Dante Yeh
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami, FL
USA
Tanya L. Zakrison
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami, FL
USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents
Book Subtitle: The Nuts and Bolts of Preparedness and Response to Protracted and Sudden Onset Emergencies
Editors: Mauricio Lynn, Howard Lieberman, Lior Lynn, Gerd Daniel Pust, Kenneth Stahl, Daniel Dante Yeh, Tanya Zakrison
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97361-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-97360-9Published: 23 November 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-97361-6Published: 10 November 2018
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XII, 171
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 75 illustrations in colour
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