Major incident medical management and support : the practical approach to pre-hospital incident command / Advanced Life Support Group.
Material type: TextPublication details: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.Edition: 3rd ed. / Sue Wieteska, Kevin Mackway-JonesDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:- text
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- 9781444398236
- 1444398237
- 9781444398205
- 1444398202
- Major incident medical management and support.
- 362.18 23
- RA645.5 .C366 2012
- WX 185
- XE 5603
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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