Koenig and Schultz's Disaster Medicine: Comprehensive Principles and Practices

Couverture
Kristi L. Koenig, Carl H. Schultz
Cambridge University Press, 18 avr. 2016
As societies become more complex and interconnected, the global risk for catastrophic disasters is increasing. Demand for expertise to mitigate the human suffering and damage these events cause is also high. A new field of disaster medicine is emerging, offering innovative approaches to optimize disaster management. Much of the information needed to create the foundation for this growing specialty is not objectively described or is scattered among multiple different sources. This definitive work brings together a coherent and comprehensive collection of scientific observations and evidence-based recommendations with expert contributors from around the globe. This book identifies essential subject matter, clarifies nomenclature, and outlines necessary areas of proficiency for healthcare professionals handling mass casualty crises. It also describes in-depth strategies for the rapid diagnosis and treatment of victims suffering from blast injuries or exposure to chemical, biological, and radiological agents.
 

Table des matières

Disaster Research and Epidemiology
3
Linking
23
Surge Capacity and Scarce Resource Allocation
43
Climate Change
52
International Perspectives on Disaster Management
61
Community Resilience
71
Ethical Issues in Disaster Medicine
87
Concepts
93
219
489
Needs
490
Zygmunt F Dembek and Theodore J Cieslak
522
of Acute Radiation Injury
544
415
585
544
593
232
598
36
604

Disaster Behavioral Health
133
124
141
Systems
165
Decontamination
232
Quarantine
244
Management of Mass Gatherings
275
Transportation Disasters
297
165
375
24
376
Barbara J Reynolds and Gilead Shenhar
390
Public Health Emergencies
415
Burkle
433
Andreas Ziegler
450
208
461
29
467
Kelly R Klein and Frank FuhYuan Shih
624
Arthur G Wallace
635
Carl H Schultz and Shira A Schlesinger
642
Samuel J Stratton
661
Wightman and William H Dice
670
Carl Adrianopoli and Irving Jacoby
692
Iain T R Kennedy David N Petley
716
Peter J Baxter
724
241
736
Index
737
603
745
250
752
670
753
321
759
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À propos de l'auteur (2016)

Dr Kristi L. Koenig, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Public Health, and Director of Public Health Preparedness at the University of California, Irvine, is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of homeland security, disaster and emergency medicine, emergency management, and emergency medical services. She holds multiple appointments including visiting professor at universities in Australia, Italy, and Belgium. With a strong health policy and academic background, including more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and nearly 500 invited lectures in about thirty-five countries, she is widely sought after for presentations at regional, national, and international forums.

Dr Carl H. Schultz is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and the Director of Research at the Center for Disaster Medical Sciences, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. He is an internationally recognized expert and researcher in the fields of disaster and emergency medicine. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications. He chaired the Disaster Preparedness and Response Committee of the American College of Emergency Physicians and has served as a consultant for the US Department of Defense, the Joint Commission, and the State of Israel. Dr Schultz holds faculty appointments at universities in Belgium and Italy.

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