Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological and Radiological Terrorism and Other Hazards

by Veenema, Tener Goodwin

• ISBN13: 9780826121448
• ISBN10: 0826121446
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-06-18
• Publisher: Springer Pub Co
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Summary

In light of recent global events and natural disasters, nurses need comprehensive, updated best practices to prepare for all types of emergencies. Each chapter of this expanded text begins with key points and learning objectives and ends with a case study

Table of Contents

Essentials of disaster planning	p. 3
Leadership and coordination in disaster health care systems : the federal disaster response network	p. 25
Emergency health services	p. 51
American Red Cross disaster health services and disaster nursing	p. 67
Understanding the psychosocial impact of disasters	p. 81
Legal and ethical issues in disaster response	p. 101
Crisis communication : the role of the media	p. 119
Disaster management	p. 137
Disaster triage	p. 161
Restoring public health under disaster conditions : basic sanitation, water and food supply, and shelter	p. 179
Managing emergencies outside of the hospital : special events, mass gatherings, and mass casualty incidents	p. 205
Management of burn mass casualty incidents	p. 221
Traumatic injury due to explosives and blast effects	p. 239
Management of psychosocial effects	p. 255
Unique needs of children during disasters and other public health emergencies	p. 273
Identifying and accommodating high-risk and high-vulnerability populations	p. 309
Natural disasters	p. 327
Environmental disasters and emergencies	p. 351
Biological and chemical terrorism : a unique threat	p. 365
Surveillance systems for detection of biological events	p. 389
Biological agents of concern	p. 403
Early recognition and detection of biological events	p. 423
Emerging infectious disease	p. 437
Design and implementation of mass immunization and prophylactic treatment clinics	p. 459
Chemical agents of concern	p. 483
Mass casualty decontamination	p. 505
Radiological incidents and emergencies	p. 521
Directions for nursing education	p. 545
Directions for nursing research and development	p. 559
Global issues in disaster relief nursing	p. 571
The role and preparation of the public health nurse for disaster response	p. 589
Epilogue : disaster recovery : creating sustainable disaster-resistant communities	p. 601
Internet resources on disaster preparedness, emergency care, and bioterrorism	p. 603
Glossary of terms commonly used in disaster preparedness and response	p. 607
Bioterrorism and emergency readiness : competencies for all public health workers	p. 615
Federal emergency management agency : emergency response action steps	p. 617
Anthrax summary	p. 620
Botulism summary	p. 621
Plague summary	p. 622
Smallpox summary	p. 623
Tularemia summary	p. 624
Viral hemorrhagic fevers summary	p. 625
Biological weapon (BW) agent lab identification	p. 626
Patient isolation precautions	p. 630
Creating a personal disaster plan	p. 632
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