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Major incident medical management and support : the practical approach to pre-hospital incident command / Advanced Life Support Group.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.Edition: 3rd ed. / Sue Wieteska, Kevin Mackway-JonesDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781444398236
  • 1444398237
  • 9781444398205
  • 1444398202
Uniform titles:
  • Major incident medical management and support.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Major incident medical management and support.DDC classification:
  • 362.18 23
LOC classification:
  • RA645.5 .C366 2012
NLM classification:
  • WX 185
Other classification:
  • XE 5603
Online resources:
Contents:
The structured approach to major incidents -- Health service structure and roles -- Emergency service organisation and roles -- Support service organisation and roles -- Planning -- Personal equipment -- Medical equipment -- Training -- Command and control -- Health service scene layout -- Safety at the scene -- Communications -- Triage -- Treatment -- Transport -- Hazardous materials (HAZMAT), chemical, biological, radiological & nuclear (CBRN) -- Incidents involving large numbers of children -- Management of a major incident with multiple burn casualties -- Mass gatherings -- Natural disasters -- Uncompensated major incidents.
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Revised edition of: Major incident medical management and support / Advanced Life Support Goup ; by Simon Carley, Kevin Mackway-Jones. 2nd ed. 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The structured approach to major incidents -- Health service structure and roles -- Emergency service organisation and roles -- Support service organisation and roles -- Planning -- Personal equipment -- Medical equipment -- Training -- Command and control -- Health service scene layout -- Safety at the scene -- Communications -- Triage -- Treatment -- Transport -- Hazardous materials (HAZMAT), chemical, biological, radiological & nuclear (CBRN) -- Incidents involving large numbers of children -- Management of a major incident with multiple burn casualties -- Mass gatherings -- Natural disasters -- Uncompensated major incidents.

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