Overview
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Angela Hewlett
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA
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A. Rekha K. Murthy
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Affairs, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA
The first book to exclusively explore infectious emergencies
Addresses the weaknesses exposed by the Ebola outbreak and proposes effective guidelines for hospital preparedness
Written by experts in infectious diseases and epidemiology
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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- Theodore J. Cieslak, Jocelyn J. Herstein, Mark G. Kortepeter
Pages 1-19
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- Mark G. Kortepeter, Elena H. Kwon, Theodore J. Cieslak
Pages 21-34
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- John J. Maher, Syra Sikandar Madad, Nicholas V. Cagliuso Sr.
Pages 35-43
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- John J. Lowe, Katelyn Jelden
Pages 53-66
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- Peter C. Iwen, Roxanne Alter, Vicki L. Herrera, Anthony R. Sambol, Karen L. Stiles, Steven H. Hinrichs
Pages 67-81
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- Mallory Reimers, Jordan A. Hughes, Brian T. Garibaldi
Pages 83-93
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- Lekshmi Kumar, Alexander P. Isakov
Pages 95-105
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- Kate Boulter, Angela Vasa
Pages 129-142
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- Paul D. Biddinger, Erica S. Shenoy
Pages 143-156
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- Lauren M. Sauer, Jared D. Evans, Kathryn Shaw-Saliba, Bruce Gordon, Christopher J. Kratochvil
Pages 183-194
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- David S. Cates, Paula G. Gomes, Arthur M. Krasilovsky
Pages 195-214
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Back Matter
Pages 215-221
About this book
This text gathers the weaknesses revealed during recent infections outbreaks and organizes them into a guide for combating the trends in emerging infections as they relate to hospital preparedness. As the first book to exclusively explore infectious emergencies, the text begins by reviewing potential pathogens and the clinical issues that may threaten hospital safety before delving into the best operational guidelines for commanding a staff under extreme circumstances, including incident command, communication, transport, maintenance, and a myriad of other topics that can remain manageable with proper protocol. Written by experts in the field, this text is the only one that offers the most effective clinical responses to a crisis at every level of care, including special population, laboratory techniques, care of the deceased, behavioral support, and medical documentation. The text concludes by focusing on the reality of care by introducing true examples from the field and the lessons gained from these cases.
Bioemergency Planning is a vital resource for infectious disease specialists, hospitalists, epidemiologists, internal medicine physicians, nurses, social workers, public health officials, and all medical professionals who need to be prepared to respond to an infection outbreak.
Reviews
“The book is written for those who work in healthcare facilities which, by definition, includes not only those who are involved in direct patient care, such as physicians and nurses, but also other essential personnel, such as administrative, building and engineering, environmental support, and public relations staff. … This book should serve not only as a guide for healthcare facilities, small or large, on the next bioemergency threat … .” (Farrin Manian, Doody's Book Reviews, February, 2019)
Editors and Affiliations
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA
Angela Hewlett
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Affairs, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA
A. Rekha K. Murthy
