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WSES Handbook of Mass Casualties Incidents Management

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Yoram Kluger, Federico Coccolini, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2020.

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This manual, written by world opinion leaders in the field, is designed to provide readily accessible, step-by-step guidance on all aspects of the management of mass casualty incidents. Readers will find a wealth of helpful practical suggestions as well as information on the latest relevant scientific advances and their implications. Globally, mass casualty incidents are becoming more frequent even in unexpected places. There is a need for a dependable manual suitable for use by all who must be…

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Other Authors: Kluger, Yoram; Coccolini, Federico; Catena, Fausto; Ansaloni, Luca

Other Authors: World Society of Emergency Surgery

Responsibility: Yoram Kluger, Federico Coccolini, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2020

Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 202 p.) : 50 illus., 35 illus. in color

Series Title: Hot topics in acute care surgery and trauma

ISBN: 9783319923451; 9783319923444 (Print ed.); 9783319923468 (Print ed.)

ISSN: 2520-8284

Subjects (MeSH): Disaster Planning; Emergency Service, Hospital; Disaster Medicine - organization & administration; Mass Casualty Incidents

Specialty: Disaster Medicine

Abstract: This manual, written by world opinion leaders in the field, is designed to provide readily accessible, step-by-step guidance on all aspects of the management of mass casualty incidents. Readers will find a wealth of helpful practical suggestions as well as information on the latest relevant scientific advances and their implications. Globally, mass casualty incidents are becoming more frequent even in unexpected places. There is a need for a dependable manual suitable for use by all who must be prepared to face mass casualty incidents, including practicing physicians, surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and administrators. This book meets that need. It is the first practical manual to be devoted to the topic, and its portable format will allow it to be kept in the pocket at all times, ready for immediate consultation. The innovative nature of much of the content and the inclusion of up-to-date literature reviews ensure that the manual will remain relevant for years to come.

Contents: 1. Mass Casualty Incident: Definitions and Current Reality -- 2. Managing a Medical Surge -- 3. Common Wounding Mechanisms and Injury Patterns -- 4. The Emergency Room During Mass Casualty Incidents -- 5. Triage and Clinical Evaluation in MCI -- 6. Providing Information During Mass Casualty Incidents: Information Center, Family-Centered Care and Media Coverage -- 7. Nurses and Nursing in Mass Casualties Incidents -- 8. Auxiliary Clinical Diagnostics -- 9. Conventional and Interventional Radiology in Mass Casualty Incidents -- 10. Operating Room (OR) Setup, Resource, and Demands -- 11. Intensive Care Unit (ICU): Resources and Demands -- 12. The Pediatric Patient in MCI -- 13. Definitive Care Phase of a Mass Casualty Incident -- 14. Preparedness to Non-conventional Incidents in the Civilian Medical Arena -- 15. Mass Casualties Management in Low-Income Countries -- 16. Mass Casualties Incident: Education, Simulation, and Training -- 17. Debriefing Session: The Process of Self-Evaluation -- 18. Ethics in Mass Casualty Incidents.

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Publication Type: Handbook

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Nursing Management of Pediatric Disaster

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Catherine J. Goodhue, Nancy Blake, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2020.

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This textbook describes what nurses need to know about pediatric disaster nursing, including public policy, and addresses preparedness for all types of disasters (natural and man-made) and strategies for hospital, school and community preparedness. The book opens with a brief history of disaster nursing and explains the key differences between pediatric and adult disaster nursing. Recent years have been marked by numerous man-made and natural disasters, which have led nurses to seek new resourc…

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Other Authors: Goodhue, Catherine J.; Blake, Nancy

Responsibility: Catherine J. Goodhue, Nancy Blake, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2020

Physical Description: 1 online resource (vi, 413 p.) : 54 illus., 47 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783030434281; 9783030434274 (Print ed.); 9783030434298 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Disasters; Disaster Planning; Emergency Nursing; Pediatric Nursing

Specialty: Emergency Medicine; Nursing; Pediatrics

Abstract: This textbook describes what nurses need to know about pediatric disaster nursing, including public policy, and addresses preparedness for all types of disasters (natural and man-made) and strategies for hospital, school and community preparedness. The book opens with a brief history of disaster nursing and explains the key differences between pediatric and adult disaster nursing. Recent years have been marked by numerous man-made and natural disasters, which have led nurses to seek new resources to be better prepared, in their role as nurses, for all types of disasters. Responding to this lack of resources, the book focuses on the unique needs of babies and children. It is the first and only textbook on pediatric disaster preparedness to include both the physical and psychological effects of disaster. Key aspects covered include: the psychosocial differences in and how to approach children; family reunification; medications, supplies and equipment; and decontamination. Given its breadth of coverage, the book is well suited as a textbook for nursing classes, while also offering a valuable resource for nurses working in the field.

Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. History of Disaster Nursing -- 3. National Disaster Planning and Policy -- 4. Incident Command System -- 5. Types of Disasters -- 6. General Disaster Preparedness for Families -- 7. Physical Development and Disaster Preparedness in Children -- 8. Children with Special Health Care Needs and Disasters -- 9. Decontamination -- 10. Disaster Shelters -- 11. Family Reunification -- 12. Supporting Children and Families in the Aftermath of Disasters -- 13. Hospital Preparedness -- 14. Emergency and Disaster Nursing in Schools -- 15. Child Care Preparedness -- 16. Office Preparedness -- 17. Breastfeeding Issues -- 18. Getting Involved: A Practical Approach to Deployment as a Nurse or Health Care Professional Volunteer.

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The Role of Nurses in Disaster Management in Asia Pacific

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Sheila Bonito, Hiroko Minami, editors. --Cham: Springer , 2017.

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This book documents how nurses have shown their dedication, courage, expertise and compassion in helping communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disastrous events. It aims to inspire and equip nurses and other health professionals to help people in disaster-affected areas and contribute to community resilience. The last decade (2005-2015) has been characterized by a number of overwhelming natural disasters - tropical storms, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis; and threats of emerging in…

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Other Authors: Bonito, Sheila; Minami, Hiroko

Responsibility: Sheila Bonito, Hiroko Minami, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: 2017

Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 115 pages) : 34 illus., 33 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783319413099; 9783319413082 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Asia; Disaster Planning; Emergency Nursing; Nurse's Role; Pacific Islands

Abstract: This book documents how nurses have shown their dedication, courage, expertise and compassion in helping communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disastrous events. It aims to inspire and equip nurses and other health professionals to help people in disaster-affected areas and contribute to community resilience. The last decade (2005-2015) has been characterized by a number of overwhelming natural disasters - tropical storms, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis; and threats of emerging infectious diseases - SARS, MERSCoV and Ebola around the world. Countries from the Asia Pacific region, such as Australia, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Nepal, Philippines, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Thailand and Vanuatu, have borne the brunt of the devastation caused by these catastrophic events. Nurses from these countries have stepped in providing emergency care in hospitals and in the field, addressing public health needs in evacuation centers, supporting epidemiologic surveillance and conducting health education, training and research, to help save lives and support communities build back better.

Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. The Role of Nurses in Disaster Management in Asia Pacific Cyclone Yasi: Far North Queensland, Australia -- 3. Cambodia: Nurses’ Role During Riverine Floods -- 4. China: Disaster Nursing Enlightened by the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake -- 5. Indonesia: Lesson Learned from Yogyakarta and Central Java Earthquakes -- 6. Japan: Pairing Support Activities Between Universities After the Great East Japan Earthquake -- 7. Nepal: The Role of Nurses After Nepal Earthquake 2015 -- 8. Philippines: The Role of the Philippine Nurses Association in Disaster Preparedness and Response During Typhoon Haiyan -- 9. Solomon Islands: The Role of Nurses in the April Floods in Honiara City and Guadalcanal -- 10. South Korea: The Role of Nurses in Ebola Preparedness -- 11. Tonga: Cyclone Ian, Ha’apai Islands -- 12. Summary and Conclusion.

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Disaster medicine

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[edited by] Gregory R. Ciottone ; associate editors, Paul D. Biddinger, Robert G. Darling, Saleh Fares ... [et al.]. (2nd ed.) --Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby , c2016.

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The most comprehensive resource of its kind, Ciottone’s Disaster Medicine, 2nd Edition, thoroughly covers isolated domestic events as well as global disasters and humanitarian crises. Dr. Gregory Ciottone and more than 200 worldwide authorities share their knowledge and expertise on the preparation, assessment, and management of both natural and man-made disasters, including terrorist attacks and the threat of biological warfare. Part 1 offers an A-to-Z resource for every aspect of disaster me…

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Other Authors: Ciottone, Gregory R

Responsibility: [edited by] Gregory R. Ciottone ; associate editors, Paul D. Biddinger, Robert G. Darling, Saleh Fares ... [et al.]

Edition: 2nd ed.

Alternate Title: Ciottone’s disaster medicine

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Elsevier Mosby

Date of Publication: c2016

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxi, 1048 p.)

ISBN: 9780323286657 (electronic bk.)

Subjects (MeSH): Disaster Medicine; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Bioterrorism - prevention & control; Emergency Medical Services - methods; Radioactive Hazard Release - prevention & control

Subjects (LCSH): Disaster medicine; Disaster Planning - methods; Bioterrorism - prevention & control; Disasters; Emergency Medical Services - methods; Radioactive Hazard Release - prevention & control

Abstract: The most comprehensive resource of its kind, Ciottone’s Disaster Medicine, 2nd Edition, thoroughly covers isolated domestic events as well as global disasters and humanitarian crises. Dr. Gregory Ciottone and more than 200 worldwide authorities share their knowledge and expertise on the preparation, assessment, and management of both natural and man-made disasters, including terrorist attacks and the threat of biological warfare. Part 1 offers an A-to-Z resource for every aspect of disaster medicine and management, while Part 2 features an exhaustive compilation of every conceivable disaster event, organized to facilitate quick reference in a real-time setting.

Contents: Section 1: Introduction -- Section 2: Domestic and International Resources -- Section 3: Pre-Event Topics -- Section 4: Event Response Topics -- Section 5: Mechanical Operations in Disaster -- Section 6: Post-Event Topics -- Section 7: Topics Unique to Terrorist Events and High-Threat Disaster Response -- Section 8: Operational Medicine -- Section 9: Natural Disasters -- Section 10: Nuclear/Radiation Events -- Section 11: Chemical Events -- Section 12: Biologic Events: Introduction -- Section 13: Events Resulting in Blast Injuries -- Section 14: Events Resulting in Burn Injuries -- Section 15: Events Resulting in Ballistic Injuries -- Section 16: Events Resulting in Structural Collapse/Crashing/Crushing -- Section 17: Other Events/Combination Events.

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Trauma Team Dynamics : A Trauma Crisis Resource Management Manual

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Lawrence M. Gillman, Sandy Widder, Michael Blaivas MD, Dimitrios Karakitsos, editors. (1st ed.) --Cham: Springer , c2016.

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This is the first book exploring the unique dynamics created by a multidisciplinary trauma teamáand how crisis management strategies can improve teamwork and communication and, potentially, improve patient resuscitation outcomes. Crisis resource management (CRM) is integral to the way that we manage ourselves, team members, and patients during emergency situations. It is essentially the ability to translate knowledge of what needs to be done into effective actions during a crisis situation. Bui…

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Other Authors: Gillman, Lawrence M.; Widder, Sandy; Blaivas MD, Michael; Karakitsos, Dimitrios

Responsibility: Lawrence M. Gillman, Sandy Widder, Michael Blaivas MD, Dimitrios Karakitsos, editors

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2016

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 329 p. : 55 illus., 37 illus. in color)

ISBN: 9783319165868; 9783319165851 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Advanced Trauma Life Support Care - organization & administration; Emergency Medical Services - organization & administration; Patient Care Team - organization & administration; Traumatology - methods

Abstract: This is the first book exploring the unique dynamics created by a multidisciplinary trauma teamáand how crisis management strategies can improve teamwork and communication and, potentially, improve patient resuscitation outcomes. Crisis resource management (CRM) is integral to the way that we manage ourselves, team members, and patients during emergency situations. It is essentially the ability to translate knowledge of what needs to be done into effective actions during a crisis situation. Building on the revolutionary American College of Surgeons Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course, Trauma Team Dynamics illustrates the integration of the principles of CRM to team dynamics throughout the resuscitation: from the scene, through pre-hospital care and transport, to the trauma bay, and finally to definitive care and beyond. The editors and contributors are international experts in trauma, critical care, emergency medicine, nursing, respiratory therapy, and pre-hospital care and include NASA- and United States military-affiliated experts. Trauma Team Dynamics is intended for use as both a day-to-day clinical resource and a reference text, and includes self-assessment questions as well as guidance on CRM curriculum design and implementation.

Contents: Part I. Trauma Team Preparation -- 1. The Genesis of Crew Resource Management: The NASA Experience -- 2. Crisis Resource Management Training in Trauma -- 3. Leadership Theories, Skills and Application -- 4. Teamwork and Communication in Trauma -- 5. Situational Awareness and Human Performance in Trauma -- Part II. Trauma Team Design -- 6. Paramedical and Non-medical Personnel -- 7. Transport Medicine -- 8. Trauma Team Structure and Organization -- 9. Interprofessional Trauma Team Roles -- 10. The Trauma Bay Environment -- 11. Quality Improvement and Trauma Quality Indicators -- 12. Putting it all Together: Quality Control in Trauma Team Training -- Part III. Trauma Resuscitation -- 13. Trauma Resuscitation -- 14. Damage Control Resuscitation -- 15. Damage Control: From Principles to Practice -- 16. Trauma Team Decision Making -- 17. Emergency Critical Care Procedures -- Part IV. Specialized Trauma Populations -- 18. Trauma in the Pediatric Patient -- 19. Trauma in Pregnancy -- 20. Medical Comorbidities and Trauma -- Part V. Emergency Ultrasound and Trauma Imaging -- 21. Basic Trauma Ultrasound -- 22. Trauma Ultrasound: Beyond the FAST Examination -- 23. Telemedicine and Future Innovations -- 24. Imaging in the Stable Trauma Patient -- Part VI. Tactical Emergency and Disaster Medicine -- 25. Disaster Medicine -- 26. The Multi-Casualty Trauma -- 27. Critical Incident Team Dynamics and Logistics -- 28. Terrorism and Urban Trauma -- 29. Tactical Emergency Medicine, Procedures and Point-of-Care Evaluation in Austere Environments -- 30. Trauma in Austere Environments -- Cold Injury and Hypothermia -- 31. War Zones and Biologic Warfare -- 32. Nuclear Injuries -- 33. Trauma and Surgical Capabilities for Space Exploration -- Part VII. Trauma Team Education -- 34. Designing a Simulation Curriculum -- 35. Designing Multidisciplinary Simulations -- 36. Constructive Debriefing for Trauma Team Education -- 37. Program Evaluation and Assessment of Learning -- 38. Teaching Technical and Procedural Skills -- 39. Multiple Choice Review Questions.

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Crisis Management in Acute Care Settings : Human Factors and Team Psychology in a High-Stakes Environment

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Michael St.Pierre, Gesine Hofinger, Robert Simon. (Third edition) --Cham: Springer , c2016.

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This book is unique in providing a comprehensive overview of the human factors issues relevant to patient safety during acute care. By elucidating the principles of human behavior and decision-making in critical situations and identifying frequent sources of human error, it will help healthcare professionals provide safer, more effective treatment when dealing with emergencies characterized by uncertainty, high stakes, time pressure, and stress. The third edition has emerged from an ongoing syn…

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Author: St.Pierre, Michael

Other Authors: Hofinger, Gesine; Simon, Robert

Responsibility: Michael St.Pierre, Gesine Hofinger, Robert Simon

Edition: Third edition

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2016

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 433 p. : 65 illus., 52 illus. in color)

ISBN: 9783319414270; 9783319414256 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Critical Care - organization & administration; Emergency Medical Services - organization & administration; Group Processes; Medical Errors - prevention & control; Patient Care Team; Personnel Management - methods

Subjects (LCSH): Personnel management

Abstract: This book is unique in providing a comprehensive overview of the human factors issues relevant to patient safety during acute care. By elucidating the principles of human behavior and decision-making in critical situations and identifying frequent sources of human error, it will help healthcare professionals provide safer, more effective treatment when dealing with emergencies characterized by uncertainty, high stakes, time pressure, and stress. The third edition has emerged from an ongoing synergistic relationship between clinicians and behavioral scientists on both sides of the Atlantic to update and enhance each chapter -- blending the strengths of the two professions into a readily accessible text. Among other improvements, readers will find sharper articulation of concepts and significantly more information on the organizational impact on individual and team performance. Crisis Management in Acute Care Settings is the required reference for all who are learning about, teaching, or providing acute and emergency healthcare. It will be of high value for undergraduate and graduate medical and nursing program and offer a much-needed resource for those who use high-fidelity healthcare simulation to teach teamwork.

Contents: Part I. Basic Principles: Error, Complexity, and Human Behavior -- The Human Factors: Errors and Skills -- The Challenge of Acute Healthcare -- The Nature of Error -- The Psychology of Human Action -- Part II. Individual Factors of Behavior -- Human Perception: The Way We See Things -- Information Processing and Mental Models: World Views -- Goals and Plans: Turning Points for Success -- Attention: The Focus of Consciousness -- Stress -- Strategies for Action: Ways to Achieve Good Decisions -- Part III. The Team -- The Key to Success: Teamwork -- Speech Is Golden: Communication -- Leadership -- Part IV. Error and Safety in Organizations -- Organization, Errors, and Safety -- Strategies for Patient Safety -- Learning for Safety.

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Modeling the Injury Flow and Treatment after Major Earthquakes

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Lulu Zhang, editor. --Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands , c2016.

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This book discuss a series of earthquake emergency medical rescue complex models, which can provide theoretical support for medical disaster rescue work in the future. This book consists of three parts. The first part is an introduction (chapter 1) which makes an overview of the purpose, meaning, methods and relative theory using in the research. The second part (chapter 2 to 8) includes "casualty flow" related factors such as the occurrences of earthquake casualty, the Length of Stay among the…

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Other Authors: Zhang, Lulu

Responsibility: Lulu Zhang, editor

Place of Publication: Dordrecht

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

Date of Publication: c2016

Physical Description: 1 online resource (v, 215 p. : 45 illus., 38 illus. in color)

ISBN: 9789401775274; 9789401775250 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Disaster Planning; Earthquakes; Models, Statistical; Rescue Work

Abstract: This book discuss a series of earthquake emergency medical rescue complex models, which can provide theoretical support for medical disaster rescue work in the future. This book consists of three parts. The first part is an introduction (chapter 1) which makes an overview of the purpose, meaning, methods and relative theory using in the research. The second part (chapter 2 to 8) includes "casualty flow" related factors such as the occurrences of earthquake casualty, the Length of Stay among the Hospitalized Patients, the medical evacuation in earthquake and rescue force related factors such as the medical rescue forces allocation in earthquake, the organization and command of earthquake rescue forces, Location and Distribution of Medical Rescue Institutions and from peacetime to wartime in hospital. The third part (chapter 9) is a summary including conclusion and policy-making suggestion. Editor Lu-lu Zhang is a Professor at the Institute of Military Health Management, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.

Contents: Introduction -- Modeling the occurrences of earthquake casualties -- Logistic Regression Modeling the Length of Stay among the Hospitalized Patients after the 2010 Yushu Earthquake -- Modeling earthquake-related medical evacuation -- Modeling the medical rescue forces allocation in earthquakes -- Modeling the organization and command of earthquake rescue forces -- Modeling Location and Distribution of Medical Support Institutions -- Modeling hospital transition from peacetime to wartime -- Summary.

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Current therapy of trauma and surgical critical care

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Asensio, Juan. (2nd ed.) --Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier , 2016.

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Author: Asensio, Juan

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Elsevier

Date of Publication: 2016

ISBN: 9780323079808

Subjects (MeSH): Wounds and Injuries - therapy; Critical Care - methods; Emergency Medical Services - organization & administration; Emergency Treatment - methods; Surgical Procedures, Operative - methods; Trauma Centers - organization & administration

Notes: Access to this online resource is restricted to IWK Health Centre employees working from inside the hospital network.

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Emergency management and social intelligence : a comprehensive all-hazards approach

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Charna R. Epstein, Ameya Pawar, Scott C. Simon. --Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press , c2015.

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Supplying an understanding of social vulnerability and its interplay with emergency management, this book provides information on garnering information to adapt emergency plans for emergency situations. It includes a historical analysis of how disaster monies have been spent as well as how it has been allocated so that it didn't mitigate future events. The authors discuss how harnessing local community intelligence from information centers; such as non-profits and social service providers, com…

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Author: Epstein, Charna R

Other Authors: Pawar, Ameya; Simon, Scott. C

Responsibility: Charna R. Epstein, Ameya Pawar, Scott C. Simon

Place of Publication: Boca Raton, FL

Publisher: CRC Press

Date of Publication: c2015

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxv, 216 p.)

ISBN: 9781439847985

Subjects (MeSH): Disaster Planning

Subjects (LCSH): Emergency management

Abstract: Supplying an understanding of social vulnerability and its interplay with emergency management, this book provides information on garnering information to adapt emergency plans for emergency situations. It includes a historical analysis of how disaster monies have been spent as well as how it has been allocated so that it didn't mitigate future events. The authors discuss how harnessing local community intelligence from information centers; such as non-profits and social service providers, community vulnerabilities, planning gaps, and social strata, and leveraging organizational capacity will.

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Ambulance Services : Leadership and Management Perspectives

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Paresh Wankhade, Kevin Mackway-Jones, editors. (1st ed.) --Cham: Springer , c2015.

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This volume provides fresh insights and management understanding of the changing role of the ambulance services against the backdrop of massive cuts in health budgets around the world and the changing context of pre-hospital care within the wider healthcare networks. The challenges of funding, training and cultural transformation are now felt globally. The book offers critical insights into the theory and practice of strategic and operational management of ambulance services and the leadership …

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Other Authors: Wankhade, Paresh; Mackway-Jones, Kevin

Responsibility: Paresh Wankhade, Kevin Mackway-Jones, editors

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2015

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 192 p. : 15 illus., 7 illus. in color)

Series: Leadership & management of emergency services : ambulance, fire & rescue, and police

Series Title: Leadership & management of emergency services

ISBN: 9783319186429; 9783319186412 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Ambulances - organization & administration; Emergency Medical Services - organization & administration; Emergency Service, Hospital - organization & administration

Abstract: This volume provides fresh insights and management understanding of the changing role of the ambulance services against the backdrop of massive cuts in health budgets around the world and the changing context of pre-hospital care within the wider healthcare networks. The challenges of funding, training and cultural transformation are now felt globally. The book offers critical insights into the theory and practice of strategic and operational management of ambulance services and the leadership needs for the service. One of the highlight of this volume is to bring together scholarship using experts--academics, practitioners and professionals in the field, to each of the chosen topics. The chapters are based in the practical experiences of the authors and are written in a way that is accessible and suitable for a range of audiences. We are confident that this book will cater to a wider audience to inform policy and practice, both in the UK and internationally. Paresh Wankhade is Professor of Leadership and Management at Edge Hill University, UK Kevin Mackway-Jones is the Medical Director at North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, UK. This unique and valuable publication, charts the history and development of the ambulance service in England over the last hundred years or so. The role of this key emergency service has always been important, and arguably never more so than today. The contributing authors have not only provided the reader with great insights into where the service has come from and the leadership challenges it has, and continues to face; it also gives examples of how the future could look as our journey of transformation continues. Peter Bradley CBE, MBA (and author of Taking Healthcare to the Patient 2005), Chief Executive Officer. St John National Headquarters, New Zealand "With a year on year increase in demand for emergency ambulances and over 9 million calls annually, the UK Ambulance Service must change from its emergency care and transport focus model. Whilst there is some historical and cultural resistance to change there is a need for further development in clinical skills and a new perspective for the future Ambulance Service. This book brings together practitioners, managers, academics and provides a broad understanding of the major management issues in the UK Ambulance Service. It includes the history of the Ambulance Service, quality and risk management issues, commissioning, leadership, intra-operability and shape of the future ambulance service. The content will be of interest to students, practitioners and academics". Sir Keith Porter, Professor of Clinical Traumatology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.

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Conflict and catastrophe medicine : a practical guide

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James M. Ryan, Adriaan P.C.C. Hopperus Buma, Charles W. Beadling, Aroop Mozumder, David M. Nott, editors ; Norman M. Rich, consulting editor ; Walter Henny, David MacGarty, specialist editors ; foreword by Larry W. Laughlin. (Third edition) --London: Springer , c2014.

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Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine: A Practical Guide 3rd edition follows its successful predecessors in providing a framework for use by health professionals visiting a resource-constrained environment. Aimed at health professionals, Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine: A Practical Guide 3rd edition encompasses problems brought about by local conflict or natural disasters. It covers preparation, organisation, logistics, treatment of major trauma and medical emergencies, and the special problems o…

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Other Authors: Ryan, James M

Responsibility: James M. Ryan, Adriaan P.C.C. Hopperus Buma, Charles W. Beadling, Aroop Mozumder, David M. Nott, editors ; Norman M. Rich, consulting editor ; Walter Henny, David MacGarty, specialist editors ; foreword by Larry W. Laughlin

Edition: Third edition

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2014

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxii, 964 pages)

ISBN: 9781447129271 (electronic bk.); 9781447129264

Subjects (MeSH): Disaster Medicine - methods; Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services; Health Services Accessibility; War

Subjects (LCSH): Disaster medicine - Handbooks, manuals, etc; Disaster medicine - Safety measures - Handbooks, manuals, etc; Disaster Medicine - methods; Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services; Health Services Accessibility

Abstract: Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine: A Practical Guide 3rd edition follows its successful predecessors in providing a framework for use by health professionals visiting a resource-constrained environment. Aimed at health professionals, Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine: A Practical Guide 3rd edition encompasses problems brought about by local conflict or natural disasters. It covers preparation, organisation, logistics, treatment of major trauma and medical emergencies, and the special problems of delivering medicine in a hostile environment. This book will provide the reader with a mix of theory, opinion and practical advice to guide him through areas of conflicts, catastrophes and remote locations.

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Human factors challenges in emergency management : enhancing individual and team performance in fire and emergency services

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edited by Christine Owen. --Surrey, UK: Ashgate Publishing Ltd. , c2014.

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This book provides an overview of state-of-the-art research that has been conducted within Australia, funded by the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre. The chapters source and contextualize their own research practice within the context of the international research literature.

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Other Authors: Owen, Christine

Responsibility: edited by Christine Owen

Place of Publication: Surrey, UK

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.

Date of Publication: c2014

Physical Description: 1 online resource (254 p.)

ISBN: 9781409453062 (electronic bk.)

Subjects (MeSH): Emergency Medical Services - organization & administration; Emergency Responders - psychology; Firefighters - psychology; Ergonomics; Work Performance

Subjects (LCSH): Emergency management - Australia; Fire management - Australia; First responders - Job stress - Australia; Fire fighters - Job stress - Australia; Human engineering

Other Subjects: Australia

Abstract: This book provides an overview of state-of-the-art research that has been conducted within Australia, funded by the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre. The chapters source and contextualize their own research practice within the context of the international research literature.

Contents: 1. Human Factors in Emergency Management -- 2. Stress and Wildland Firefighter Safety-related Decisions and Actions -- 3. Expert Decision Making and the Use of Worst Case Scenario Thinking -- 4. What Were They Thinking? A Model of Metacognition for Bushfire Fighters --5. The Role of Affect in Individual and Collective Performance in a Sociocultural Context -- 6. The Impact of Team Member Familiarity on Performance: Ad hoc and Pre-formed Emergency Service -- 7. Leadership, Communication and Teamwork in Emergency Management -- 8. Firefighter Decision Making at the Local Incident and Regional/State Control Levels -- 9. Coping Ugly: Errors, Decisions, Coping and the Implications for Emergency Management Training -- 10. Creating Cultures of Reflective Learning in the Emergency Services: Two Case Studies -- 11. The Challenges of Change in Future Emergency Management: Conclusions and Future Developments.

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Handbook of emergency response : a human factors and systems engineering approach

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edited by Adedeji B. Badiru, LeeAnn Racz. --Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press , c2014.

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Other Authors: Badiru, Adedeji Bodunde; Racz, LeeAnn

Responsibility: edited by Adedeji B. Badiru, LeeAnn Racz

Place of Publication: Boca Raton, FL

Publisher: CRC Press

Date of Publication: c2014

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxiii, 724 p.)

Series Title: Industrial innovation series

ISBN: 9781466514577 (electronic bk.)

Subjects (MeSH): Disaster Planning; Emergency Responders; Ergonomics; Rescue Work - methods; Rescue Work - organization & administration

Subjects (LCSH): Emergency management - Technological innovations; Rescue work; Survival and emergency equipment; Incident command systems; Human engineering

Contents: Contents: Robotic technologies for first response: A review -- A practical, simplified chemical agent sensor placement methodology -- Harnessing disruptive technologies: Quick systems engineering for emergency response -- An emerging framework for unmanned aircraft systems in the national airspace system: Opportunities and challenges for first responders and emergency management -- Optimization in evacuation route planning -- Evacuation planning, analysis, and management -- Hierarchical optimization for helicopter mission planning in large-scale emergencies -- Planning and management of transportation systems for evacuation -- Riverflow prediction for emergency response: Military applications using artificial neural networks -- Understanding the influence of the "cry wolf hypothesis" and "false alarm effect" on public response to emergency warnings -- Accessible emergency management: A human factors engineering approach -- Framework for preparing for the unprepared -- Lest we forget: A critical analysis of bioterrorist incidents, national exercises, and U.S. prevention, response, and recovery strategies -- Resilience to WMD: Communication and active participation are key -- First responders: A biomechanical evaluation of supply distribution -- Dynamics and dangers of therapeutic strategies for organophosphate poisoning: A physiologically based model -- Coordinated project systems approach to emergency response -- Overcoming obstacles to integrated response among incongruent organizations -- Decisions in disaster recovery operations: A game theoretic perspective on organization cooperation -- Integrating Department of Defense response with nongovernmental organizations during a disaster -- Time is a murderer: The cost of critical path drag in emergency response -- Coordination and control in emergency response -- Managing the complexities of incident command -- Begin with the end in mind: An all-hazards systems approach to waste management planning for homeland security incidents -- Creating effective response communications -- Assessing the state of knowledge about emergency management in other countries -- Framework for real-time, all-hazards global situational awareness -- All-hazards response team preparation: Planning and training concepts -- Medical supply chain resiliency in disasters -- Decision support for inland waterways emergency response.

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IWK emergency response manual : version 1.25

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IWK Health Centre. All Hazards Committee. --Halifax, NS: IWK Health Centre , 2013.

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Sub-Location: REFERENCE

Corporate Author: IWK Health Centre. All Hazards Committee.

Alternate Title: Emergency response manual

Place of Publication: Halifax, NS

Publisher: IWK Health Centre

Date of Publication: 2013

Physical Description: various pagings

Subjects (MeSH): Emergencies; Disaster Planning

Notes: Electronic version is available via Pulse.

Format: Book

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Sub-Location: REFERENCE

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Mass fatalities : managing the community response

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Teahen, Peter R. --London, England: CRC Press , 2012.

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Author: Teahen, Peter R

Place of Publication: London, England

Publisher: CRC Press

Date of Publication: 2012

Physical Description: 402 p.

ISBN: 9781439849033

Subjects (MeSH): Disasters; Disaster Planning; Volunteers - organization & administration

Subjects (LCSH): Emergency management; Volunteers

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

The Causes and Behavioral Consequences of Disasters : Models informed by the global experience 1950-2005

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Sasha Rudenstine, Sandro Galea. --New York, NY: Springer , c2012.

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The World Trade Center attacks. A typhoid outbreak in Eastern Europe. Hurricane Katrina. While each is a unique disaster, devastating events such as these are united both by their causes, and by the wide-ranging, and long-lasting health consequences that characterize their aftermath. Many of these consequences can be controlled or avoided.The Causes and Behavioral Consequences of Disasters brings a public health perspective to the fields of disaster preparedness and disaster response. Arguing t…

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Author: Rudenstine, Sasha

Other Authors: Galea, Sandro

Responsibility: Sasha Rudenstine, Sandro Galea

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2012

Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 190 p. : 21 ill., 17 ill. in color)

ISBN: 9781461403173

Subjects (MeSH): Disasters; Disaster Planning

Subjects (LCSH): Emergency medicine; Public health

Abstract: The World Trade Center attacks. A typhoid outbreak in Eastern Europe. Hurricane Katrina. While each is a unique disaster, devastating events such as these are united both by their causes, and by the wide-ranging, and long-lasting health consequences that characterize their aftermath. Many of these consequences can be controlled or avoided.The Causes and Behavioral Consequences of Disasters brings a public health perspective to the fields of disaster preparedness and disaster response. Arguing that local context shapes the conditions for disasters, the authors study cases from the Cuzco, Peru, earthquake of 1950 to the Columbine school shooting to form the basis for a contextual model of disasters and population behavior following disasters. These models illustrate how the local context, careful pre-event planning, and coordinated post-event response strategies can minimize the initial damage and negative aftereffects of these events. This groundbreaking volume: Systematically reviews a half-century of disasters worldwide. Analyzes societal and environmental vulnerabilities and protective factors that can influence the course of disasters. Provides comprehensive models for causes of, and behavioral responses to, disasters, using in-depth examples from the U.S. and abroad. Applies both models to the World Trade Center attacks, with implications for the public health field. The Causes and Behavioral Consequences of Disasters will further professional discussion and understanding among a wide range of professionals and students across public health, mental health, education, health administration and policy, social work, and the social sciences.

Contents: Part I: Understanding Disasters and Their Consequences -- Understanding Disasters: The Missing Role of Context -- Broadening Our Conception of Disasters and Their Consequences -- Part II: Why Do Disasters Happen? -- Vulnerabilities and Capacities that Shape the Consequences of Disasters -- A Conceptual Model: Understanding the Causes and Consequences of Disasters -- A Continuum of Vulnerabilities and Capabilities -- Case Study: Venezuela Floods -- Intermittent Stressors -- Case Study: New York City Subway Fire -- Intermittent Protectors -- Case Study: Peru Earthquake -- Part III: What Happens After Disasters? -- What Do We Know About Population Behavior? -- A Conceptual Model: Understanding Population Behavior After Disasters -- Stage One: Group Preservation -- Case Study: Cyclone Rona -- Stage Two: Population Preservation/Altruism -- Case Study: Typhoid Outbreak Tajikistan -- Stage Three: Internalizing -- Case Study: Columbine High School Shootings -- Stage Four: Externalizing -- Case Study: The Oklahoma City Bombing -- Stage Five: Renormalization -- Case Study: South Africa Traffic Accidents -- The Big Picture: The World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks -- Part IV: Conclusions -- Modifying Our Models -- Conclusions and Implications for Public Health.