Disaster Medicine

by Hogan, David E.; Burstein, Jonathan L.

• ISBN13: 9780781726252
• ISBN10: 0781726255
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-31
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Written by more than 30 emergency physicians with first-hand experience at disasters, this volume is the first single comprehensive reference on disaster medicine. It provides the information that every emergency department needs to prepare for and handle the challenges of natural and manmade disasters. Coverage encompasses a wide range of situations, including floods, hurricanes, fires, famine, accidents, and acts of terrorism. The contributors present guidelines for assessing the affected population's health care needs, establishing priorities, allocating resources, and treating individuals. Close attention is also given to the role of emergency medical services in disasters.

Table of Contents

Contributing Authors	ix
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
PART I: GENERAL CONCEPTS
Basic Physics of Disasters	3	(7)
David E. Hogan
Jonathan L. Burstein
Triage	10	(6)
David E. Hogan
Julio Lairet
Pediatric Considerations in Disasters	16	(7)
Kim D. Floyd
Infectious Diseases and Disasters	23	(11)
P. Gregg Greenough
Pharmaceuticals in Disasters	34	(7)
Elizabeth Lacy
Critical Incident Stress	41	(6)
Neill S. Oster
Constance J. Doyle
Complex Humanitarian Emergencies	47	(10)
Frederick M. Burkle, Jr.
PART II: DISASTER RESPONSE PLANNING AND COORDINATION
Principles of Hospital Disaster Planning	57	(33)
Erik Auf der Heide
Emergency Medical Services in Disaster	90	(14)
Michael F. Murphy
Municipal and Emergency Health Care Planning in Disasters	104	(8)
Aden Hogan, Jr.
Urban Search and Rescue	112	(11)
Carl S. Goodman
David E. Hogan
The United States Federal Response Plan	123	(10)
Reuben G. Pinkson, Jr.
National Disaster Medical System: Disaster Medical Assistance Teams	133	(10)
Arthur G. Wallace, Jr.
Communication and Information Technology Tools for Disaster Response and Medical Assistance	143	(11)
Victoria Garshnek
Frederick M. Burkle, Jr.
Managing Disasters in Austere Environments	154	(9)
Nathan J. Elder
P. Gregg Greenough
PART III: NATURAL DISASTERS
Earthquakes	163	(8)
Carl H. Schultz
Tornadoes	171	(8)
David E. Hogan
Hurricanes	179	(8)
John T. Meredith
Sharon Bradley
Floods	187	(7)
Kim D. Floyd
Firestorms and Wildfires	194	(8)
Robert R. Frantz
Winter Storm Disasters	202	(10)
S. Brent Barnes
Heat Wave Disasters	212	(10)
James S. Walker
Michael Chamales
Volcanic Eruptions	222	(7)
Ralph Ford
David E. Hogan
Tsunamis	229	(8)
David L. McCarty
PART IV: INDUSTRIAL, TECHNOLOGIC, AND TRANSPORTATION DISASTERS
Medical Management of Radiation Accidents	237	(21)
Fun H. Fong, Jr.
Hazardous Materials Disasters	258	(16)
Howard W. Levitin
Henry J. Siegelson
Medical Care of Mass Gatherings	274	(5)
Steven Parrillo
Maritime Disasters	279	(7)
Theodore E. Harrison
Air Crash Disasters	286	(6)
Julio Lairet
David E. Hogan
Fires and Mass Burn Care	292	(9)
Kim D. Floyd
PART V: CONFLICT-RELATED DISASTERS
Conventional Terrorist Bombings	301	(16)
Daniel J. Dire
Cloyd B. Gatrell
Nuclear Detonations: Evaluation and Response	317	(23)
Fun H. Fong, Jr.
Intentional Chemical Disasters	340	(10)
Mark Keim
Biological Weapon Agents	350	(14)
Mark G. Kortepeter
John R. Rowe
Edward M. Eitzen
Tactical Emergency Medicine	364	(12)
Joshua S. Vayer
Mass Shootings	376	(11)
Thomas M. Stein
PART VI: EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RESEARCH
Education and Training in Disaster Medicine	387	(8)
David E. Hogan
Research in Disaster Medicine	395	(10)
Gary Quick
David E. Hogan
Appendix A. World Health Organization Model List of Essential Drugs: Tenth List 1997	405	(12)
Subject Index	417