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9780727913913

Major Incident Medical Management and Support: The Practical Approach at the Scene (MIMMS), 2nd Edition

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  • ISBN13:

    9780727913913

  • ISBN10:

    0727913913

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-02-01
  • Publisher: B M J Books
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $79.95

Summary

This is a simple and practical guide to managing one of the most challenging situations in medicine - that of a multiple casualty incident. The approach has been taught around the world since its introduction in 1994, and has become integrated into civilian and military medical practice.

Table of Contents

Major incidents: a history and overview
Guidance and requirements
Outline response
The medical services
The Ambulance service
The Police
The Fire Service
Support services
Personal equipment
Medical equipment
Communications
Scene command and control
Health service command and control
Medical and nursing staff at the scene
The hospital response
Triage
Treatment
Transport
Responsibility for the dead
Radio use and voice procedure
Airway and breathing procedures
Circulatory procedures
Trauma procedures
Special incidents
Psychological aspects of disasters
Training
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